ABSTRACT
Contents Incidence ..................................................................................................................................592 Surgical Considerations for the Pediatric Amputee ...................................................................593 Essential Di•erences between Child and Adult Amputee..........................................................595 Frequency of Prosthetic Change from Growth ..........................................................................595 Emotional Di•erences in Maturing with an Amputation ........................................................ 596 Using Components ’at Are Age and Developmentally Appropriate ...................................... 596 Treating the Parents in Addition to the Child ...........................................................................597 Arm Prosthesis .........................................................................................................................597
