TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fitzgibbons, Peter
TI  - Functional and Clinical Outcomes of Upper Extremity Amputation. [Review]
SN  - 1067-151X
PY  - 2015///
KW  - *Amputation/mt [Methods]
KW  - *Arm/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Artificial Limbs
KW  - *Elbow Joint/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Forearm/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Phantom Limb/et [Etiology]
KW  - Amputation/ae [Adverse Effects]
KW  - Arm/pp [Physiopathology]
KW  - Disarticulation
KW  - Elbow Joint/pp [Physiopathology]
KW  - Forearm/pp [Physiopathology]
KW  - Humans
KW  - Pronation
KW  - Range of Motion, Articular
KW  - Supination
KW  - Treatment Outcome
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - MedStar Orthopaedic Institute
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Review
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: Oct 1993 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - present
N2  - Upper extremity amputation is an uncommon but often necessary procedure. It can be required as a result of trauma, infection, or malignancy. Amputation is a life-changing procedure. Careful planning for it must not only include the level of amputation and assurance of durable soft-tissue coverage of the amputation site, but it must also consider patients' goals and occupations, as well as social factors affecting amputees. The choice of prosthesis is an individual matter, but new technology permits lighter and more multifunctional prostheses. Targeted muscle reinnervation can be used to achieve improved myoelectric signaling and possibly decrease limb pain following amputation. Rehabilitation is crucial to achieving favorable results. Copyright 2015 by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00302
ER  -