Prosthetics can offer endless benefits to people with limb amputations, yet their abandonment is high. Although technology has improved these tools in outstanding ways, their lack of simplicity prevents the user from acquiring a natural, fluent experience, which, in turn, has led to their rejection. In this review, we will explore the main reasons why people with upper limb amputations decrease their use or stop using their myoelectric prosthesis permanently while performing their daily activities.
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