Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation

Michelle M. Lusardi, Caroline Nielsen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

636 Seiten

1998
Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7506-9807-8 (ISBN)

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Covering orthotics and prosthetics, this book is useful for those who work with patients with neuromuscular and musculoskeletal impairments. Organized from a functional perspective, it supplies an understanding of the field of orthotics and prosthetics that aim to give you the skills you need when working with this client population.

Up-to-date and authoritative, this text covers orthotics and prosthetics in one comprehensive and cohesive source. Whether you are a student or clinician, if you work with patients with neuromuscular and musculoskeletal impairments, you will appreciate the lucid writing and practical applications this book provides. Organized from a functional, rather than a technical, perspective, this text supplies a strong foundational understanding of the field of orthotics and prosthetics that will give you the critical skills you need when working with this unique client population.

Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation: The Multidisciplinary Approach; Materials and Technology; Clinical Assessment of Pathologic Gait; Exercise, Energy Cost, and Aging in Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation; Principles of Orthotic Design; Assessment Strategies for Lower Extremity Orthoses; Footwear: Foundation for Lower Extremity Orthotics; Functional Foot Orthoses; Ankle-Foot Orthoses; Knee Orthoses; Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses; Hip-Knee- Ankle-Foot Orthoses; Hip Orthoses; Spinal Orthoses; Orthotics and Exercise in the Management of Scoliosis; Principles of Splinting for the Hand; Management of Extremity Fractures: Principles of Casting and Orthotics; Splinting, Orthotics, and Prosthetics in the Management of Burns; Etiology of Amputation; Conservative Management of Vulnerable Feet; When Amputation is Necessary: Preoperative Assessment and Surgery; Postsurgical Management of Partial Foot and Syme's Amputation; Postoperative and Preprosthetic Care; Prosthetic Feet; Transtibial Prosthetics; Transtibial Prosthetic Training and Rehabilitation; Transfemoral Prosthetics; Rehabilitation for Persons with Transfemoral Amputation; Prosthetic Options for High-Level and Bilateral Amputation; Rehabilitation for Children with Limb Deficiencies; Upper Extremity Amputations and Prosthetic Management

Zusatzinfo	200 illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1655 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Orthopädie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Rehabilitation
	Technik ► Medizintechnik
ISBN-10	0-7506-9807-1 / 0750698071
ISBN-13	978-0-7506-9807-8 / 9780750698078
Zustand	Neuware