Dick Plettenburg

Background Body-powered prostheses are rejected by 26%–45% of the users.1 One of the reasons for rejection is the high operating force required for prosthesis activation,2,3 leading to pain or fatigue or, in the worst case, nerve and vessel damage.1,4 Required operating forces to pinch 15 N with a voluntary closing prosthesis vary between 33 and 131 N.2 For a 50-mm opening of voluntary opening prostheses, which are able to pinch at least 15 N, cable forces between 50 and 94 N are required.3...

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Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Mona Hichert , David A. Abbink, Alistair N. Vardy, Corry K. van der Sluis, Wim G. M. Janssen, Michael A. H. Brouwers, Dick H. Plettenburg Mona Hichert, David A. Abbink, Alistair N. Vardy, Corry K. van der Sluis, Wim G. M. Janssen, Michael A. H. Brouwers, Dick H.