Journal of Hand and Microsurgery, Table of Contents J Hand Microsurg 2017; 09(03): 172-174DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1608744 Letter to the Editor Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. Evolution of Functional Hand Prostheses on the Postal Stamps Authors Author Affiliations Ahmadreza Afshar 1 Department of Orthopedics, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Recommend Article Abstract Full Text References References 1 Behrend C, Reizner W, Marchessault JA, Hammert WC. Update on advances in upper extremity prosthetics. J Hand Surg Am 2011; 36 (10) 1711-1717 2 Hernigou P. Ambroise Paré IV: the early history of artificial limbs (from robotic to prostheses). Int Orthop 2013; 37 (06) 1195-1197 3 Captain Hook. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Hook . Accessed April 25, 2017 4 Zuo KJ, Olson JL. The evolution of functional hand replacement: from iron prostheses to hand transplantation [review]. Plast Surg (Oakv) 2014; 22 (01) 44-51 5 Alvaro Alvim. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Alvim . Accessed April 25, 2017 6 Prostheses. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosthesis . Accessed April 25, 2017 7 Afshar A, Afshar N. Hands on stamps: hands from Michelangelo's Creation of Adam. J Hand Surg Am 2015; 40 (03) 576-577