Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal (Dec 2018)

DO MULTI-GRIP HANDS INCREASE FUNCTION AND PATIENT SATISFACTION WHEN COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL MYOELECTRIC HANDS?

  • Ivana Popovic,
  • Andrea Cutti,
  • Tiffany Ryan,
  • Michael Schaefer,
  • Erik Andres,
  • Daniela Wuestefeld,
  • Claudia Winkler,
  • Kerstin Baun,
  • Birgit Bischof,
  • Frank Braatz,
  • John Miguelez,
  • Dan Conyers,
  • Andreas Hahn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v1i2.32049

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION Myoelectric hands progressed from single grip hands (traditional myoelectric devices (TH)) to be multi-grip hands (MGH) which are hypothesized to bring more degrees of freedom, greater range of motion and improved grasping capabilities1,2. Their impact on patients’ lives has been documented in only a few case studies. The Strategic Consortium for Upper Limb Prosthetic Technologies (SCULPT) aims to assess the potential benefits MGH with respect to function and patient satisfaction compared to TH systems. Abstract PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/32049/24463 How to cite: Popovic I, Cutti A, Ryan T, Schaefer M, Andres E, Wuestefeld D, Winkler C, Baun K, Bischof B, Braatz F, Miguelez J, Conyers D, Hahn A. DO MULTI-GRIP HANDS INCREASE FUNCTION AND PATIENT SATISFACTION WHEN COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL MYOELECTRIC HANDS? CANADIAN PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS JOURNAL, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2, 2018; ABSTRACT, POSTER PRESENTATION AT THE AOPA’S 101ST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SEPT. 26-29, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v1i2.32049 Abstracts were Peer-reviewed by the AOPA 2018 National Assembly Scientific Committee.

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