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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
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From the Area Child Amputee Center, Mary Free Bed Guild Children's Hospital and Orthopaedic Center, Grand Rapids
1963 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1963; 45:284-288 
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Abstract

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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