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This study evaluates the efficiency and development of voluntary opening hand and hook prosthetic devices, featuring models from Hosmer, RSL Steeper, and Otto Bock. The research spans 24 years, offering valuable insights.
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Figure 1. Overview of tested hooks. Pictured devices are not actual measured devices. (a) Hosmer model 5XA hook (Hosmer; Campbell, California), (b) Hosmer Sierra 2 Load VO hook (Hosmer), (c) RSL Steeper Carbon Gripper (RSL Steeper; Leeds, United Kingdom), and (d) Otto Bock model 10A60 hook (Otto Bock; Duderstadt, Germany). VO = voluntary opening. Smit G , Bongers RM, Van der Sluis CK, Plettenburg DH. Efficiency of voluntary opening hand and hook prosthetic devices: 24 years of development? J Rehabil Res Dev. 2012;49(4):523–34.http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.07.0125