Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation

by Lusardi, Michelle M.

• ISBN13: 9780750674799
• ISBN10: 0750674792
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN

Summary

Up-to-date and authoritative, this resource provides essential information about orthotic/prosthetic prescription and fabrication to give you a foundation for gait assessment, both preintervention and postintervention. Whether you are a student or a clinician, if you work with patients with neuromuscular and musculoskeletal impairments, you will find this text supplies a strong foundation in and appreciation for the field of orthotics and prosthetics that will give you the critical skills you need when working with this unique client population.

Table of Contents

Part I Building Baseline Knowledge
Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation: The Multidisciplinary Approach	3	(12)
Caroline C. Nielsen
Materials and Technology	15	(20)
Geza F. Kogler
Clinical Assessment of Pathological Gait	35	(34)
Edmond Ayyappa
Olfat Mohamed
Aging and Activity Tolerance: Implications for Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation	69	(24)
Michelle M. Lusardi
Jessie M. VanSwearingen
Motor Learning and Motor Control in Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation	93	(16)
Donna M. Bowers
Michelle M. Lusardi
An Evidence-based Approach to Orthotic and Prosthetic Rehabilitation	109	(26)
Rita A. Wong
Michelle M. Lusardi
Principles Influencing Orthotic and Prosthetic Design: Biomechanics, Device-User Interface, and Related Concepts	135	(20)
Christopher F. Hovorka
Mark D. Geil
Michelle M. Lusardi
Footwear: Foundation for Lower Extremity Orthoses	155	(24)
Jennifer M. Bottomley
Part II Orthotics in Rehabilitation
Functional Foot Orthoses	179	(40)
Roberta Nole
Donald S. Kowalsky
Juan C. Garbalosa
Ankle-Foot Orthoses	219	(18)
Robert S. Lin
Knee-Ankle-Foot and Hip-Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses	237	(26)
Thomas V. DiBello
James H. Campbell
Orthotics in the Management of Neuromuscular Impairment	263	(70)
Michelle M. Lusardi
Donna M. Bowers
Orthotic Options for Knee Instability and Pain	333	(24)
John F. Knecht
Ellen Wetherbee
Orthotics in the Rehabilitation of Congenital, Developmental, and Trauma-Related Musculoskeletal Impairment of the Lower Extremities	357	(40)
Michelle M. Lusardi
William J. Barringer
Melvin L. Stills
Orthotics in the Management of Spinal Dysfunction and Instability	397	(30)
Thomas M. Gavin
Avinash G. Patwardhan
Alexander J. Ghanayem
Anthony Rinella
Orthotics and Therapeutic Interventions in the Management of Scoliosis	427	(22)
Thomas M. Harrigan
Orthotics in the Management of Hand Dysfunction	449	(20)
Noelle M. Austin
MaryLynn Jacobs
Splinting, Orthotics, and Prosthetics in the Management of Burns	469	(20)
R. Scott Ward
Adaptive Seating in the Management of Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Impairment	489	(30)
Barbara Crane
Part III Prosthetics in Rehabilitation
Etiology of Amputation	519	(14)
Caroline C. Nielsen
Conservative Management of the High-Risk Foot	533	(30)
Carolyn B. Kelly
Amputation Surgeries for the Lower Limb	563	(30)
Judith L. Pepe
Michelle M. Lusardi
Postoperative and Preprosthetic Care	593	(50)
Michelle M. Lusardi
Prosthetic Feet	643	(16)
John Fergason
Postsurgical Management of Partial Foot and Syme Amputation	659	(20)
Edmond Ayyappa
Transtibial Prostheses	679	(32)
Gary M. Berke
Rehabilitation of Persons with Recent Transtibial Amputation	711	(34)
Julie D. Ries
Victor G. Vaughan
Transfemoral Prostheses	745	(30)
Richard Psonak
Rehabilitation for Persons with Transfemoral Amputation	775	(30)
David M. Thompson
Prosthetic Options for Persons with High-Level and Bilateral Amputation	805	(12)
John W. Michael
Rehabilitation for Children with Limb Deficiencies	817	(20)
Joan E. Edelstein
Prosthetic Options for Persons with Upper Extremity Amputation	837	(22)
John R. Zenie
Rehabilitation for Persons with Upper Extremity Amputation	859
Margaret Wise