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Author: Robert Meier III ,
Diane Atkins
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Imprint: Demos Medical Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.248kg
ISBN: 9781888799736
ISBN 10: 1888799730
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 29 February 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
"""""The organization of the book works very well, and the various authors cover a very broad range of topics of interest to those clinicians who treat individuals with upper-extremity amputation. The editors have assembled an impressive group of 34 contributors with backgrounds in medicine, occupational therapy, engineering, prosthetics, and even business...[The case studies in the book] are extremely interesting and a valuable method of teaching the important concepts...Recommend[ed] to all physical therapists with an interest in upper-extremity amputation and management.-- Physical Therapy """"The book is written mainly for physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons,prosthetists and other medical professionals caring for amputees...Convincing upper extremity amputees to wear their expensive prostheses has always been a problem for the rehab team. With this book, the authors present a comprehensive and current accounting of how to care for our amputees. They are to be commended for a job well done. I highly recommend this work to all medical personnel caring for these patients."""" -- Doody's Review """"Because the incidence of arm amputation is relatively low, few health care professionals get much experience in providing surgery, therapy, rehabilitation, prosthetic care, or counseling to any significant number of arm amputees. In this text, 34 American health care specialists contribute 30 chapters providing a comprehensive treatment of rehabilitation care for such patients. Coverage includes a history of arm amputation, prosthetic restoration, and arm amputation rehabilitation; surgical aspects; comprehensive patient management; prosthetic restoration; pediatric issues; outcomes; and research trends for the 21st century. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs, diagrams and charts."""" --Book News"
The organization of the book works very well, and the various authors cover a very broad range of topics of interest to those clinicians who treat individuals with upper-extremity amputation. The editors have assembled an impressive group of 34 contributors with backgrounds in medicine, occupational therapy, engineering, prosthetics, and even business...[The case studies in the book] are extremely interesting and a valuable method of teaching the important concepts...Recommend[ed] to all physical therapists with an interest in upper-extremity amputation and management.-- Physical Therapy The book is written mainly for physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons,prosthetists and other medical professionals caring for amputees...Convincing upper extremity amputees to wear their expensive prostheses has always been a problem for the rehab team. With this book, the authors present a comprehensive and current accounting of how to care for our amputees. They are to be commended for a job well done. I highly recommend this work to all medical personnel caring for these patients. -- Doody's Review Because the incidence of arm amputation is relatively low, few health care professionals get much experience in providing surgery, therapy, rehabilitation, prosthetic care, or counseling to any significant number of arm amputees. In this text, 34 American health care specialists contribute 30 chapters providing a comprehensive treatment of rehabilitation care for such patients. Coverage includes a history of arm amputation, prosthetic restoration, and arm amputation rehabilitation; surgical aspects; comprehensive patient management; prosthetic restoration; pediatric issues; outcomes; and research trends for the 21st century. Illustrated throughout with B&W photographs, diagrams and charts. --Book News
