Comfort and function remain key factors in upper limb prosthetic abandonment: findings of a scoping review

• Published in: Disability and rehabilitation: Assistive technology Vol. 16; no. 8; p. 821
• Main Authors: Smail, Lauren C, Neal, Chantelle, Wilkins, Courtney, Packham, Tara L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 17.11.2021
• Subjects: Artificial Limbs; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Upper Extremity; upper limb; Prosthesis; abandonment; comfort; rejection; function

Rates of prosthetic device abandonment are dramatically high; however, the reasons behind abandonment are less understood. A scoping review was conducted to explore the current state of the literature on why individuals abandon upper limb prosthetic devices and consider how these reasons have evolve...