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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1963;45:284-288.
© 1963 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Restoration of Hand Function by the Use of Partial or Total Prosthetic Replacement

PART II. AMPUTATION AND PROSTHETIC FITTING FOR TREATMENT OF THE FUNCTIONLESS, ASENSORY HAND

ALFRED B. SWANSON M.D.1

1 From the Area Child Amputee Center, Mary Free Bed Guild Children's Hospital and Orthopaedic Center, Grand Rapids

Patients with irreversible functionless, asensory hands due to brachial plexus palsy, severe Volkmann's ischemic contracture, or severe trauma with resultant loss of prehension and sensation and no indication for surgical rehabilitation or partial amputation, can be treated successfully by amputation of the distal part of the extremity and prosthetic restoration.


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