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A New Type of Chopsticks for Patients With Impaired Hand Function
Bao-Chi Chang, MD, DDS, Biing-Shiun Huang, MD, PhD, Chen-Liang Chou, MD, Shyh-Jen Wang, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 87, Issue 7, Pages (July 2006) DOI: /j.apmr Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 After insertion of the pliers’ tips into drilled holes on the chopsticks, the spring-loaded pliers and the chopsticks can be positioned with 2 pieces of wood and fastened with tape for welding. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 After sewing the entire short self-adhesive (Velcro) hook onto the end of a long self-adhesive loop, attach the polyethylene foam wedge to the hook side and attach the narrow self-adhesive strap to the loop side. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 (A) The adapted chopsticks with self-adhesive straps are indicated for patients with severe hand impairments. (B) The new chopsticks can be easily fastened by the patient himself/herself within a few seconds. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
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Fig 4 A partial-hand amputee with missing 4 phalanges distal to proximal interphalangeal joints can easily manipulate the adapted chopsticks to pinch a piece of noodle strip. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
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