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| Contents |
Introduction to prosthetics and orthotics -- Examination of the patient with an amputation and the patient requiring an orthosis -- The team approach and financial issues -- Psychosocial issues of patients with prostheses and orthoses -- Biomechanical implications of prosthetics and orthotics / Susan D. Miller -- Clinical use of dressings and bandages -- Development of and exercise/functional program -- Transtibial components--clinical decision making -- Transfemoral components--clinical decision making -- The patient with a bilateral amputation--clinical decision making -- The patient with a transpelvic/hip disarticulation amputation--clinical decision making -- Pediatric patients with lower-extremity amputations--clinical decision making / Mary Evans -- Sports implications for the individual with a lower-extremity prosthesis / Kendra Miller -- Examination of foot biomechanics in relation to sporting injuries and foot orthotic intervention / Gabriel Yankowitz -- Orthoses for orthopedic conditions / Carol Gambell -- Orthoses for patients with neurologic disorders--clinical decision making / Karen Kott -- Orthoses for spinal conditions--clinical decision making. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2001050351 |
| ISBN | 0781728541 : |
