Bross and Associates

Restoring Wholeness with Prosthetics

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About Us

Adjusting to life with an amputation is a challenge. An amputation is a traumatic event and it takes time, healing, and support to be restored to wholeness. Bross and Associates are here to help you with a variety of prosthetic options.

All prosthesis are custom made using state-of-the-art technology for proper fit, likeness, character, and color. The prosthesis helps to transfer vibrations, keep warm, and to protect delicate tissue at the site of the amputation.

Prosthesis are handcrafted from high definition silicone and hand-painted to match skin tone including freckles, hairs, and tattoos with realistic fingernails.

Prosthetics provide psychological, functional, and rehabilitative advantages for the client. Restoring a natural appearance helps to eliminate the trauma generated by the disability and represents an effective psychological therapy.

Finger and hand prosthetics provide a passive function such as pushing, pulling, stabilizing, supporting, light grasping, and typing.

Testimonials

Your knowledge and expertise in finger prosthetics were more than I could hope for. Not only did you help me get my confidence back but you also made the entire process an easy and enjoyable one.

It's been a wonderful experience working with you! Thank you so much for how passionate you are in helping people have better lives.

Me acorde del día de mi accidente todo se me vino ala mente el recuerdo, pero también lloré de felicidad so mil gracias por aser mi día y todos los días felices que dios te bendiga siempre

The life-like appearance is amazing and the prosthesis stays on with confidence during normal everyday movements. You can even paint the nail if you like! No one even notices it--not even when I’m asked to show them my wedding ring. I am extremely grateful to Bross and Associates. The prosthesis truly took a part of my life that I was constantly embarrassed and self-conscious about and made it a small detail I rarely think or worry about now.

You were there supporting me from the very beginning with the Workers Compensation staff and doctor right down to the end with our appointment.

You are a wonderful and caring person and I am so glad that we lucked out having you in this ordeal. You have a way of putting my heart at peace and I am very grateful for that. Thanks for being there.

You do an excellent job and patients are truly happy with the results. Thank you. - Dale Jones PA-C

I use my biomechanical finger daily and especially for work. I am super happy with its functioning since I can put this finger in my glove and get some of my functioning back.

Thank you, Sandra! I continue to admire your fearless patient advocacy and work ethic. You are a blessing! You are a gift to Medicine! - D. Levi Harrison M.D.

Thank you for your assistance with this. Everybody else through this whole process has been incompetence and I've had to get rid of them and get a new person to replace them. Except for you guys! You're so on the ball but I haven't even considered hiring somebody else to do a prosthetic. You did a great job with the last one and I love how you keep in touch.

Just another day one of my patients came in with his finger. I only realized it when he took it off. - Liz Stark M.D.

Sandra Bross approaches her clients with empathy and with a different perspective on patient care. Being a Registered Nurse, former Nurse Care Manager, and woman, she approaches prosthetic care from a caregiver’s point of view.

She takes a holistic approach in her prosthetic evaluations. She asks different questions than men typically do. She goes beyond the biomechanical issues, assesses the client as a whole and is not hesitant to talk about mental health.

You’re the best. Really!! I am very impressed that you are so on it and able to get this patient in so quickly. He was also very impressed with you as well and seems to be very happy going through your company and not the other one we had difficulty with which is a great relief and huge help!! You are very much appreciated and thank you for your hard work and knowledge. - Chrissy Bozych RN, NCM

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Sandra Bross

Sandra Bross

R.N., B.S.N., Anaplastologist

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide professional, personal, and compassionate services in restoring one to wholeness.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing at UCLA
  • Nurse Case Manager in Workers’ Compensation
  • “Nurse who made the Difference” award at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica

  • Board member of the Case Management Society of America

  • Member of Rehabilitation Nurses Society

  • Member of Southern California Association of Occupational Health Nurses

  • UCLA One Professional Community

  • Member of OWLI (Ossur Women’s Leadership Imitative)

  • Member of Women of AOPA (American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association)

  • 7-23-24 Blueprint for Establishing a Holistic Team Approach for an Upper Limb Amputee’s Care

  • 7-11-24 Upper Extremity Novel Muscle Transfer for Independent Digit Control of a Partial Hand Myoelectric Prosthesis: The Starfish Procedure

  • Treatment and Rating of Hand Injuries 3-28-24


  • Education Continued

  • Naked Prosthetics Grip Lock Finger 3-31-21

  • Ossur Clinical Update 4-28-2020

  • Naked Prosthetics Workshop 4-12-2020

  • Ossur Academy Upper Limb Training, Hilliard, Ohio with CP Nathan Wanger (one week)

  • Ossur Clinical Education Classes

  • Finger Hand Prosthesis RX PDF
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    Support Group
    Facebook Group Finger and Partial Hand Amputees

    Amputee Coalition

    Back to Myself | Naked Prosthetics


    Calabasas Style Magazine
    Sandra Bross People to Watch 2022 Profile


    Appearances
    "Here's To Your Health" apart of the America Talk Live Network


    F.A.Q

    Frequently Asked Questions

    • Depending on the extent of the surgery that you have had, it is recommended that patients wait approximately 6 months to ensure complete healing, and eliminate swelling prior to taking impressions. However, the authorization process can be started before your clinical appointments.

    • Fabrication of custom silicone prosthesis is labor-intensive. Manufacturing time can range from 4-6 weeks for a finger, to 6-8 weeks for larger prostheses.

    • Most finger, hand, and foot prostheses are suspended by suction. When a suction suspension is not possible, a combination of other methods is used.

    • Users do not wear their prostheses when bathing, sleeping, or during activities that will be more strenuous on the silicone prosthesis. This includes activities such as guitar playing, sports, construction, and auto maintenance. It is important to avoid oil-based products. Many hair and body products contain oils and should only be applied when not wearing the prosthesis.

    • Absolutely not. The level of function varies with every prosthesis depending upon the type of device. All prostheses can perform non-manipulative activities, such as supporting, stabilizing, pushing, and pulling. Finger prostheses and most hands can be positioned for use during activities such as typing and playing the piano.

    • This depends on the level of restoration. For example, if a finger prosthesis is made to replace the tip of a finger or fingers, they can easily move and perform tasks. If the fingers are missing completely, then the movement is limited. In some cases, an internal armature is inserted that can be bent into the desired position.

    • Once painted, the color of the prosthesis can be darkened, using our SeasonGuard product, the proprietary pigmented, which fades over time, as would a normal "tan". Clients are advised to have their prosthesis painted when they are not tanned. The color cannot be made lighter.

    • Depending on which product you select, it is possible to provide the prosthesis with your preferred nail shape. If the nails are acrylic, you will be able to paint your nails. You must use a NON-ACETONE nail polish remover.

    • Yes, people with significant body hair can request DermaHair. Our custom matched, synthetic, non-removable hair can be incorporated into their prosthesis. The DermaHair is embedded within the top layer of the prosthetic, so it cannot fall out or fade away. This feature must be specified prior to the manufacturing process. There is an additional cost to have it included in the prosthesis.

    • The silicone used to make a prosthesis is virtually stain proof. However, since there are many new chemicals and products that have not been tested, caution must be exercised when coming into contact with these materials. Some products to avoid are blue Woolite, carbon paper, unwashed jeans, and certain leather tanning products.

    • The life expectancy of a prosthesis depends on how it is used and maintained. With proper care and normal use, the average lifespan is 2 to 4 years. If a duplicate prosthesis is purchased at the same time, this can help to prolong the life of both pieces - alternating use can help manage the wear on a device.

    • Yes. Each prosthesis is covered by a 1-year repair or replacement warranty when proper and adequate care is given to the prosthesis. A 2-year repair and replacement warranty applies when a duplicate prosthetic device is provided at the same time, and the devices are worn alternately to avoid excessive wear. All higher-level prostheses such as below elbow or above the elbow are covered by a 1-year warranty.

    • Never attempt to glue or repair the prosthesis yourself. Please call Bross and Associates before sending the prosthesis back for repair.

    • Yes, in the United States, many insurance companies and Workers Compensation Boards pay for prostheses.

    • The ODG Forearm, Wrist, and Hand section describe the criteria for a fabricated prosthesis as follows: “Prosthesis may be considered medically necessary when: 1. The patient will reach or maintain a defined functional state within a reasonable period of time. 2. The patient is motivated to learn to use a limb. 3. The prosthesis is furnished incident to a physician’s services or on a physician’s order as a substitute for missing a body part.”

    Contact Us

      Call: +1 (818) 521-1112
      Monday-Friday (8am-5pm)

      Email: SandraBrossRN@gmail.com
      Fax: (818) 222-6888

      Business Office: Calabasas, CA 91302
      Clinic Location: Glendale, CA 91203

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