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@article{citeulike:3244385, abstract = {The article deals with the use of different types of upper limb prostheses in Slovenia. Four hundred and fourteen upper limb amputees were sent a questionnaire on the type of their prosthesis, its use and reasons for non-use, respectively. The replies were subject to statistical analysis. Most of the questioned upper limb amputees (70\%) wear a prosthesis only for cosmesis. The use of a prosthesis depends on the level of upper limb amputation, loss of the dominant hand, and time from amputation. Prosthetic success appears to be unrelated to age at the time of amputation and the rehabilitation programme. The most frequent reason for not wearing a prosthesis is heat and consequent sweating of the stump. More than a third of amputees are dissatisfied with their prostheses.}, address = {University Rehabilitation Institute Ljubljana, Slovenia.}, author = {Burger, H. and Marincek, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {3244385}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8084746}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=8084746}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8084746}, issn = {0309-3646}, journal = {Prosthetics and orthotics international}, keywords = {adl, sisaordner}, month = {April}, number = {1}, pages = {25--33}, posted-at = {2008-09-12 09:41:03}, priority = {2}, title = {Upper limb prosthetic use in Slovenia.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8084746}, volume = {18}, year = {1994} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3244385 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3244385 N2 - The article deals with the use of different types of upper limb prostheses in Slovenia. Four hundred and fourteen upper limb amputees were sent a questionnaire on the type of their prosthesis, its use and reasons for non-use, respectively. The replies were subject to statistical analysis. Most of the questioned upper limb amputees (70%) wear a prosthesis only for cosmesis. The use of a prosthesis depends on the level of upper limb amputation, loss of the dominant hand, and time from amputation. Prosthetic success appears to be unrelated to age at the time of amputation and the rehabilitation programme. The most frequent reason for not wearing a prosthesis is heat and consequent sweating of the stump. More than a third of amputees are dissatisfied with their prostheses. IS - 1 JF - Prosthetics and orthotics international SN - 0309-3646 AD - University Rehabilitation Institute Ljubljana, Slovenia. EP - 33 TI - Upper limb prosthetic use in Slovenia. VL - 18 SP - 25 KW - adl KW - sisaordner AU - Burger, H AU - Marincek, C PY - 1994/April// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8084746 ER -