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A brief introduction of the basic subjects is given to explain what a prosthesis is, what types of prostheses exist, what they serve for, how they communicate with the user (control and feedback), and what technologies are involved. The method used in this review is also discussed, as well as the cataloging process and analysis of articles for the composition of this review. Each article is analyzed individually and its results are presented in a succinct way, in order to facilitate future research and serve as a source for professionals related to the area of prosthesis, such as doctors, engineers, researchers, and anyone interested in this subject. Finally, the needs and difficulties of the current prostheses, as well as the negative and positive points in the results are analyzed, and the progress achieved so far is discussed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/robotics8010016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,22]],"date-time":"2019-02-22T03:49:44Z","timestamp":1550807384000},"page":"16","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":54,"title":["Analysis of Man-Machine Interfaces in Upper-Limb Prosthesis: A Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Industry Department, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceara, 2081 Treze de Maio Ave, 60040-215 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8568-8438","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco","family":"Mota","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Industry Department, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceara, 2081 Treze de Maio Ave, 60040-215 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Tarique","family":"Cavalcante","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Industry Department, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceara, 2081 Treze de Maio Ave, 60040-215 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Ingrid","family":"Nogueira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Christus University Center, 911 Dom Luis Ave, 60160-230 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Victor","family":"Gondim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Christus University Center, 911 Dom Luis Ave, 60160-230 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3886-4309","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Victor","family":"Albuquerque","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Applied Informatics, Center of Technological Sciences, University of Fortaleza, 1321 Washington Soares Ave, 60811-905 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6134-5366","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Auzuir","family":"Alexandria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Industry Department, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceara, 2081 Treze de Maio Ave, 60040-215 Fortaleza, Brazil"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2176","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(00)03507-8","article-title":"Ancient Egyptian prosthesis of the big toe","volume":"356","author":"Nerlich","year":"2000","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"236","DOI":"10.1080\/03093640600994581","article-title":"Upper limb prosthesis use and abandonment: A survey of the last 25 years","volume":"31","author":"Biddiss","year":"2007","journal-title":"Prosthetics Orthotics Int."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6878","DOI":"10.1109\/ACCESS.2018.2791583","article-title":"A Review of Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback Methods for Transradial Prosthetic Hands","volume":"6","author":"Alici","year":"2018","journal-title":"IEEE Access"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"162","DOI":"10.3389\/fnsys.2015.00162","article-title":"Control Capabilities of Myoelectric Robotic Prostheses by Hand Amputees: A Scientific Research and Market Overview","volume":"9","author":"Atzori","year":"2015","journal-title":"Front. 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