Fundamentals of amputation care and prosthetics / editor, Douglas Murphy, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Staff Physician, Hunter Holmes Mcguire VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.

Other author Murphy, Douglas (Douglas P.)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Demos Medical, [2014]
Descriptionxiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Amputee history through modern day / Shane McNamee -- Physical exam / Shane McNamee -- Levels of amputation / Douglas Murphy -- Pre- and post-operative amputee care : readiness for fitting / Christie J. Wamsley -- Rehab post surgery / Mary Elizabeth C. Ryan and Patty Young -- Definitive, or "permanent," prosthesis / John Fox -- Lower extremity prosthetic componentry / Shaun O'Brien -- Partial foot amputation / Joseph Webster -- The symes amputation and prosthetic options / Terry Kalter -- Transtibial amputations / Patty Young -- Knee disarticulation prosthesis criteria / John Fox -- Transfemoral prosthetic prescription / Patty Young -- Hip disarticulation and hemipelvetomy amputation and prostheses / Terry Kalter -- Prosthetic considerations for patients with partial hand amputation / Allison Hickman -- Prosthetic prescriptions for long transradial amputations / Chris Fantini -- Prosthetic prescriptions for short transradial amputations / Chris Fantini -- Prosthetic prescriptions for transhumeral amputations / Chris Fantini -- Shoulder disarticulation and forequarter amputation / Allison Hickman -- Normal human gait / Joseph Webster -- Gait deviations after limb loss / Leif Nelson -- Medical management of the residual limb / Douglas Murphy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013020149
ISBN9781936287703 (pbk.)
ISBN1936287706 (pbk.)