IMPACT OF EARLY PROSTHETIC FITTING ON PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH UNILATERAL CONGENITAL BELOW-ELBOW DEFICIENCY

Autor: Tomašević, Maja, Gluhak, Damir, Lončarić, Iva, Živković, Ognjen, Dvorneković, Nenad, Nujić, Željko
Jazyk: chorvatština
Rok vydání: 2016
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Popis: The aim of prosthetic fitting and associated (re)habilitation is promotion of functional, psychological, cognitive and social development with the prosthesis as a new biomechanical entity. The primary prosthesis for children with unilateral congenital below-elbow deficiency (UCBED) is aesthetic. It is applied in outpatient setting, usually at the age of 7-9 months, along with developmental physiotherapy. The objective of such an early prosthetic fitting is the timely creation of engrams through early psychomotor development. The large variety of wrist and hand movements with all modes of power, coordination, agility and precision of movement cannot be fully restituted with the prosthesis. Hence, the prosthesis is utilised along with the dominant hand as an aid for fixation and synergy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE