Upper-Limb Amputation

The surgical or traumatic removal of all or part of an arm — including transhumeral (above elbow), transradial (below elbow), wrist disarticulation, and partial-hand levels. People with upper-limb amputation may use body-powered or myoelectric prostheses, or may choose no prosthesis, and require accessibility considerations including one-handed input, voice control, switch access, or adaptive controllers for gaming. EMG-based interfaces can use residual muscles in the stump as input channels.