1. A Hollow Silicone Finger Prosthesis with Modified Metal-Mesh Conformer
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Saranjit Singh Bhasin, Kanupriya Saxena, Ram U. Thombare, Anil Kumar Sharma, and Mohd Abid Zahir Hussain
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Clinical Report ,Functional impairment ,Artificial finger ,business.industry ,Wire mesh ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Modified technique ,Prosthesis ,Surgery ,body regions ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Silicone ,chemistry ,Metal mesh ,Medicine ,Oral Surgery ,business ,General Dentistry ,Biomedical engineering ,Missing finger - Abstract
Loss of an organ such as a finger not only imposes a functional impairment, but also leads to unaesthetic appearance and a deep psychological stigma to the patient. Hence replacement of such missing finger with the help of an artificial finger prosthesis has been very successful. The success of the prosthesis depends on the precision in meticulous planning and designing of prosthesis, technique of fabrication and the materials used. This article describes fabrication of a finger prosthesis by a modified technique, by making a metal conformer with a wire mesh. This design offers maximum retention and excellent aesthetics, thereby imparting a lifelike appearance to the hand with missing finger.
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- 2012
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