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- The Starfish Procedure offers a solution for patients with partial hand amputations, enabling them to use myoelectric prosthetic fingers for better gripping ability.
- It involves muscle transfers that help generate precise electromyographic signals for controlling each finger individually, reducing signal interference.
- This procedure is designed to be straightforward for hand surgeons, as it requires no microsurgery and can be tailored through careful preoperative planning.
Article Abstract
For those patients with partial hand level amputation who would benefit from myoelectric prosthetic digits for enhanced prehensile function, the Starfish Procedure provides muscle transfers, which allow for the generation of intuitively controlled electromyographic signals for individual digital control with minimal myoelectric cross-talk. Thoughtful preoperative planning allows for creation of multiple sources of high-quality myoelectric signal in a single operation, which does not require microsurgery, providing for wide applicability to hand surgeons of all backgrounds.
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