The Upper Limb Library / Congenital Limb Differences

As upper limb specialists, we know how to create a functioning device, but our patients are the ones who know the most about how they’d like it to look.

Whether the child is starting preschool or kindergarten or returning to school with a prosthesis, it's a good idea to openly discuss the prosthesis.

As technology in the prosthetic industry advances, more and better choices for individuals with a through the palm limb difference have come on the market.

Here we discuss addressing questions from your child and their friends, getting used to a new prosthesis (for both of you) and sharing confidence.

The age that a child can be fitted with a prosthesis depends on the level of their limb difference. In this article, we discuss timing and device types.

Over the years, we have fit many children and adults with symbrachydactyly, no matter if they have a partial hand difference or are missing their hand.

In this article, we’ll introduce you to some of our patients who wore prostheses as children and continue to wear them as an adult.

Single-motor myoelectric hands can offer the benefit of looking very much like a sound hand while also being controlled by one’s muscle signals.

In this article, part of a series, we discuss strollers, hair, bath time, dressing and addressing your limb difference with your child and their peers.

This Occupational Therapy (OT) Month we spoke with all our therapists about why they love their jobs and how they help their patients.