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[-] Thorry84@feddit.nl 25 points 1 day ago

She did a follow-up on this on a recent Q&A with Adam Savage. She doesn't use it at all, because her stump is too small. This means she has almost no leverage and strength in the stump. She said she likes the aesthetics but it's not practical.

Imho she needs something with like a servo assist or something hydraulic. But that means stuff like a power supply, pump, sensor, controller, plumbing etc. It would get messy fast for something that's on your hand. If it's more of the hand it could make sense, but the loss of only the little finger probably has almost zero impact on the use of the hand.

When my kid was going for her prosthetics the prosthetist said most finger prosthetics are for aesthetic purposes. Depending on your specific needs there might be options for you, and DIYers have made some impressive prototypes, but they all have their pros and cons. I think the Hero Hand is a pretty impressive option, but it is really expensive and some folks might have trouble getting insurance to cover it. Plus for kids the more expensive and complicated prosthetics aren't great options as they tend to break them and lose parts. I was told that most folks with a partial hand, due to birth defect or amputation, choose to just work around it rather than wear a prosthetic.

[-] dumnezero@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago
[-] dumnezero@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago
[-] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ok, I was gonna reply bemoaning us never getting more seasons of The Dragon Prince after their post-season 3 hype, but I just went to double check and found there's four more seasons?! Just under a different name?? How did I miss this? Time to catch up, I guess.

[-] dumnezero@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

Well, I guess it's time to rewatch.

BASED!!!

Personalised accessibility aids and prosthetics are so fluffing cool!

this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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