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Front Matter i-v
Deficiencies in Present Upper-limb Terminal Devices 1-4
The Design Concept for the Capp Terminal Device 5-8
Evaluation of the Capp Terminal Device Defining Functional Needs 9-12
Infant Hands Voluntary Opening Hands and Hook Covers 13-15
Lever-controlled Pin-lock Wrist-rotation Unit 16-16
A Suction Socket for Above-elbow Amputees 17-18
Comments on the So-called Suction Socket for Above-elbow Amputees and on the Gripping Surface of Terminal Devices 19-20
The Very Short Below-below Prosthesis 21-22
Some Problems in Fitting Bilateral Arm Prostheses To Children 23-24
Summary-presentations on Body-powered Upper-limb Prostheses 25-28
Current Status of External Power for Children 29-31
Control of Short Above-elbow Prosthesis and Remote Manipulator by Minor Motion and Vibes 32-33
Ideas on Power and Prehension in Prosthetics 34-37
Irm Experience With the Inail-ceca Myoelectric Control System 38-40
Functional Needs in the Design of the Motor-lock Electric-powered Elbow 41-45
Co2 Powered Upper-limb Prostheses-a Follow-up Report 46-49
Prescription and Selection of Externally Powered Arm Prostheses 50-51
Functional Results With Electrically Powered Devices for Children 52-58
Myoelectrics for Juvenile Amputees 59-62
Problems and Alternatives in Providing Technical Services To the Severely Handicapped Youth 63-69
Summary-presentations on External Power 70-73
Partial-foot To Below-knee Prostheses Current State of the Art 74-76
Partial-foot Prosthesis With Leg-length Discrepancy 77-78
A Laminated Rtv Silicone Partial-foot Prosthesis 79-80
A Child-size Below-knee Pylon - a Need or a Project 81-83
X-rays a Fitting Tool for the Prosthetist 84-84
A Miniaturized Load Cell for Lower-limb Amputees 85-86
Suspension Mechanisms for Lower-limb Prostheses 87-89
Functional Considerations in Below-knee Prostheses for Children 90-92
Current Practice in Fitting Above-knee and Hip-disarticulation Prostheses for Children 93-94
A Multiple-axis Ankle for the Juvenile Amputee 95-95
Discussion on Knee Units for the Child 96-96
Modular Prostheses an Outline 97-98
Socket Design for Knee Disarticulation 99-101
Above-knee Prosthesis With Tilt-table Socket 102-103
Some Clinical Experience With the Flexible Wall Socket 104-106
Functional Considerations in Children With Above-knee or Hip-disarticulation Prostheses 107-108
Summary-presentations on the Lower Limb 109-112
Recommendations - Upper Limb 113-114
Recommendations - Lower Limb 115-117
List of Participants 118-120

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Minutes of a workshop on children's prosthetics: May 5 - 6, 1975, Seattle, Washington (1976)

Chapter: Prescription and Selection of Externally Powered Arm Prostheses

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Minutes of a workshop on children's prosthetics: May 5 - 6, 1975, Seattle, Washington (1976)

Chapter: Prescription and Selection of Externally Powered Arm Prostheses