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 Info | New York : Demos Medical, [2014] |
| Description | xiii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013020149 |
| ISBN | 9781936287703 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1936287706 (pbk.) |