Feminine identity and functional benefits are key factors in women's decision making about upper limb prostheses: a case series.

Purpose: Although the DEKA Arm promises new abilities, it is unclear if women with upper limb amputation are willing to avail themselves of this new technology. The study purpose was to understand key factors and tradeoffs that shape women's attitudes towards the DEKA Arm.

Methods: This case series includes three women with transradial amputation.

Predictors of retention and attrition in a study of an advanced upper limb prosthesis: implications for adoption of the DEKA Arm.

Purpose: The purpose was to identify factors associated with completion of the VA home study of the DEKA Arm. Design and methodological procedures used: Differences between groups were examined using chi-square and t-tests. A multivariable logistic regression model predicting completion was generated and odds ratios (OR) for significant variables calculated.

Appropriateness of advanced upper limb prosthesis prescription for a patient with cognitive impairment: a case report.

Purpose: To describe a participant with scapulo-thoracic amputation and cognitive impairment trained to use the DEKA Arm and discuss factors relevant to the determination that he was not an appropriate candidate for independent home use of the device.

Method: The participant underwent 40 h of in-laboratory training with the DEKA Arm Advanced Upper Limb Prosthesis. Pre-training neuropsychological measures of cognition were collected.

Comparison of transhumeral socket designs utilizing patient assessment and in vivo skeletal and socket motion tracking: a case study.

Purpose: This case study compares the impact of two prosthetic socket designs, a "traditional" transhumeral (TH) socket design and a Compression Released Stabilized (CRS) socket.

Methods: A CRS socket was compared to the existing socket of two persons with transhumeral amputation. Comparisons included assessments of patient comfort and satisfaction with fit, as well as dynamic kinematic assessment using a novel high-speed, high-resolution, bi-plane video radiography system (XROMM, for X-ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology).