Functional assessment of current upper limb prostheses: An integrated clinical and technological perspective.

ABSTRACT: Although recent technological developments in the field of bionic upper limb prostheses, their rejection rate remains excessively high. The reasons are diverse (e.g. lack of functionality, control complexity, and comfortability) and most of these are reported only through self-rated questionnaires. Indeed, there is no quantitative evaluation of the extent to which a novel prosthetic solution can effectively address users' needs compared to other technologies. This manuscript discusses the challenges and limitations of current upper limb prosthetic devices and evaluates their functionality through a standard functional assessment, the Assessment of Capacity for Myoelectric Control (ACMC). To include a good representation of technologies, the authors collect information from participants in

SUBMITTER: Capsi-Morales P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431634 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature