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The best level of amputation must take into consideration the newest socket
designs, methods of prosthetic suspension, and technologically advanced
components. In some instances stump revision should be considered, to provide a
better prosthetic fitting and function. Targeted reinnervation is a new
neural-machine interface that has been developed to help improve the function of
electrically powered upper prosthetic limbs. Osseointegrated implants for
prosthetic suspension offer amputees an alternative to the traditional socket
suspension, and are especially useful for transfemoral and transhumeral levels of
amputation. Cadaver bone can be used to lengthen an extremely short residual bony
lever arm.
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