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The most comprehensive physical therapy text available on this topic, Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition provides clinically relevant information in a reader-friendly format. It provides essential information about orthotic/prosthetic prescription and fabrication to give readers a foundation for gait assessment, both pre- and post-intervention. Separate chapters cover each type of orthotic followed by clinical applications for typical and special populations, while the section on prosthetics provides an overview of the epidemiology of amputation and the criteria the physical therapist needs in order to determine the necessity for prosthetic limbs.
Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- CHAPTER 1 Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation: The Multidisciplinary Approach
- CHAPTER 2 Materials and Technology
- CHAPTER 3 Clinical Assessment of Pathological Gait
- CHAPTER 4 Aging and Activity Tolerance: Implications for Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation
- CHAPTER 5 Motor Learning and Motor Control in Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation
- CHAPTER 6 An Evidence-based Approach to Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation
- CHAPTER 7 Principles Influencing Orthotic and Prosthetic Design: Biomechanics, Device-User Interface, and Related Concepts
- CHAPTER 8 Footwear: Foundation for Lower Extremity Orthoses
- CHAPTER 9 Functional Foot Orthoses
- CHAPTER 10 Ankle-Foot Orthoses
- CHAPTER 11 Knee-Ankle-Foot and Hip-Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses
- CHAPTER 12 Orthotics in the Management of Neuromuscular Impairment
- CHAPTER 13 Orthotic Options for Knee Instability and Pain
- CHAPTER 14 Orthotics in the Rehabilitation of Congenital, Developmental, and Trauma-Related Musculoskeletal Impairment of the Lower Extremities
- CHAPTER 15 Orthotics in the Management of Spinal Dysfunction and Instability
- CHAPTER 16 Orthotics and Therapeutic Interventions in the Management of Scoliosis
- CHAPTER 17 Orthotics in the Management of Hand Dysfunction
- CHAPTER 18 Splinting, Orthotics, and Prosthetics in the Management of Burns
- CHAPTER 19 Adaptive Seating in the Management of Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Impairment
- CHAPTER 20 Etiology of Amputation
- CHAPTER 21 Conservative Management of the High-Risk Foot
- CHAPTER 22 Amputation Surgeries for the Lower Limb
- CHAPTER 23 Postoperative and Preprosthetic Care
- CHAPTER 24 Prosthetic Feet
- CHAPTER 25 Postsurgical Management of Partial Foot and Syme Amputation
- CHAPTER 26 Transtibial Prostheses
- CHAPTER 27 Rehabilitation of Persons with Recent Transtibial Amputation
- CHAPTER 28 Transfemoral Prostheses
- CHAPTER 29 Rehabilitation for Persons with Transfemoral Amputation
- CHAPTER 30 Prosthetic Options for Persons with High-Level and Bilateral Amputation
- CHAPTER 31 Rehabilitation for Children with Limb Deficiencies
- CHAPTER 32 Prosthetic Options for Persons with Upper Extremity Amputation
- CHAPTER 33 Rehabilitation for Persons with Upper Extremity Amputation
