Powered upper limb prostheses
By: Ashok Muzumdar, editor.
Contributors: Muzumdar, Ashok, 1940-
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Artificial limbs.; Myoelectric prosthesis.; Prosthesis.; Human engineering.; Amputees -- Rehabilitation.; Artificial Limbs.; Arm.; Prosthesis Design.
Description: Deals with the concept, implementation and clinical application of utilizing inherent electrical signals within normally innervated residual muscles under voluntary control of an upper limb amputee, amplifying these signals by battery-powered electrical means to make a terminal device, the prosthetic hand, move to perform intended function. The reader is introduced to various facets of upper limb amputations and their clinical management in both children and adults. The authors from Canada, USA and Great Britain are well known practitioners, academics and researchers in the field. The book has over 130 illustrations and contains an extensive bibliography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index.