Among finger amputations, fingertip amputations when replanted successfully provide excellent esthetic and functional results with high patient satisfaction [1]. For this reason, we have treated amputations by attempting replantation unless otherwise requested by the patient. Replantation success rates obviously increase when both arterial and venous anastomoses are performed. However, circumst...

There are approximately 400,000 am­ putees in the United States. It has been estimated that approximately 50,000 new amputations are performed each year . 1 3 , 1 5 Most amputees are males in their early six­ ties, approximately 90 percent of the am­ putations involve the lower limb, and approximately two-thirds of lower limb amputations are necessitated by diabe­ tes mellitus and/or peripheral...

For more than two decades, individuals with lower limb amputations have been successfully fitted with gel liners constructed from a variety of materials. Prosthetists have also reported moderate success with gel liners fit to individuals with upper limb amputations who use externally powered prostheses. At the Center for Bionic Medicine, we have explored a novel approach to collecting myoelectr...