Prosthetic rehabilitation of an amputated finger

• Main Authors: Meenu Garg, Chetan Pathak, Sonal Batra Tangri, Amit Gupta
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dental Sciences
• Subjects: Amputation of finger; prosthesis retention; silicone materials
• Online Access: http://www.ijds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-4003;year=2016;volume=8;issue=3;spage=163;epage=167;aulast=Garg

Amputation of finger causes devastating physical, psychosocial, and economic damage to an individual. The concealment of an amputated part with the help of prosthesis can shield an amputee from social stigma. Prosthesis for such patient must be comfortable to wear lightweight, durable, cosmetically pleasing easy to put on and remove. The restoration of finger amputations depends on the amount of tissue involved, the involvement of bone, the angles and levels of amputation, and the involvement of other fingers. The microsurgical reimplantation helps to save many severely injured and traumatically amputed finger. The prosthetic rehabilitation of an amputated finger is considered when microvascular reconstruction is not possible, unavailable, unsuccessful, or unaffordable. Most accepted material is silicones because of their better esthetics, ease of manipulation, and availability. This paper presents prosthetic rehabilitation of index finger of the right hand with custom made silicon prosthesis.