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Originally Posted by swatsurgeon
difficult to answer for a few reasons. Toe transfers can be done as can biomechanical and static prosthesis be fitted. A lot depends on the injuries to tendons (and nerves) which control these. If the burns were deeper than skin and affected the tendons and /or nerves, no benefit to mechanical since it can't be 'driven' by her ability to move via tendons.
If all is intact at that level, then the possibility is there to have a movable prosthesis. They ususally wait until the healed skin and structures can support a biomechanical or tissue transfer ....sometimes waiting up to a year.
Hope that helped
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