The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
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Fabrication of an accurate transparent mask for total contact pressure to the healed burned face proved helpful in controlling scarring. Wearing the mask for 20 hours daily, secured by elastic straps giving 35-mmHG pressure to the scar, can prevent the original facial contours from being distorted by contracting scar tissue.
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Case Reports
A prosthetic appliance for a patient with a brachial plexus injury and forearm amputation: a case report.
Among the prosthetic and orthotic appliances available, neither a conventional mechanical prosthesis nor the myoelectric control system provided optimal results for a 19-year-old patient with a traumatic, irreversible paralysis of the brachial plexus and below-elbow amputation. A new device was therefore constructed that combined the mechanical pull of the first system and the electric hand of the second. Its functions, the training program, and the end result are reported.
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Based on the theory and principles of splinting in the reduction of burn contractures, a facial conformer was fabricated with satisfactory results and further surgery was averted. The facial skin softened and regained pliability and function, thus the lower eyelids were restored to their normal position, which allowed full closure and prevented further drying of the cornea and conjunctiva.