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The Supreme Court of Connecticut held that when, under compensable circumstances, an organ of the body is removed, there is no automatic "loss" of the organ if another is transplanted into the body as a replacement. Accordingly, under Conn....

An employee, whose left hand was severely injured in an industrial accident, should not only receive a mechanical prosthetic device that allowed him to manipulate his thumb and index finger; he should also receive a “passive” prosthetic left...

In a divided decision, the Court of Appeals of Oregon held that a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit was not a “prosthetic device” under ORS 656.245(1)(c)(D). The majority added that the attending physician’s treatment...