Lower Extremity Amputation

Lower Extremity Amputation
Author: Wesley S. Moore
Publsiher: W.B. Saunders Company
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1989
Genre: Amputation
ISBN: UOM:39015014480225

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Amputation Prosthesis Use and Phantom Limb Pain

Amputation  Prosthesis Use  and Phantom Limb Pain
Author: Craig Murray
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2009-11-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780387874623

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The main objective in the rehabilitation of people following amputation is to restore or improve their functioning, which includes their return to work. Full-time employment leads to beneficial health effects and being healthy leads to increased chances of full-time employment (Ross and Mirowskay 1995). Employment of disabled people enhances their self-esteem and reduces social isolation (Dougherty 1999). The importance of returning to work for people following amputation the- fore has to be considered. Perhaps the first article about reemployment and problems people may have at work after amputation was published in 1955 (Boynton 1955). In later years, there have been sporadic studies on this topic. Greater interest and more studies about returning to work and problems people have at work following amputation arose in the 1990s and has continued in recent years (Burger and Marinc ?ek 2007). These studies were conducted in different countries on all the five continents, the greatest number being carried out in Europe, mainly in the Netherlands and the UK (Burger and Marinc ?ek 2007). Owing to the different functions of our lower and upper limbs, people with lower limb amputations have different activity limitations and participation restrictions compared to people with upper limb amputations. Both have problems with driving and carrying objects. People with lower limb amputations also have problems standing, walking, running, kicking, turning and stamping, whereas people with upper limb amputations have problems grasping, lifting, pushing, pulling, writing, typing, and pounding (Giridhar et al. 2001).

A History of Limb Amputation

A History of Limb Amputation
Author: John R. Kirkup
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2007-05-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781846285097

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This book opens with a unique historical review of natural amputations due to congenital absence, disease, frostbite, animal trauma, and to punishment and ritual. The advent of surgical amputation and its difficulties form a major part of the book, summarising the evolution of the control of haemorrhage and infection, pain relief, techniques, instrumentation, complications, prostheses, results and case histories. Alternative procedures, increasingly important in the last two centuries, are also debated.

Limb Amputation

Limb Amputation
Author: R. Ham,L. T. Cotton
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2013-12-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781489931528

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The majority of amputations in the western world today are due to vascular disease. Despite the advances in surgical treatment of this disease, particularly by reconstruction, it is a sad fact that the number of amputations performed in these countries each year for vascular disease is increasing. Most of these amputees are elderly and their life expectancy is short, so it is important that the treatment and rehabilitation that they receive is informed, appropriate, efficient and swift to enable them to return successfully to life in the community for their remaining years. Management of this group of patients has proved to be successful only if a multidisciplinary team approach is adopted. Until recently in the UK, this approach sadly has only been implemented by a few centres. However, with the publication of the McColl report into the prosthetic and wheelchair service in 1986, interest in the care of the amputee is growing throughout the country. This book covers all aspects of amputation from disease and diagnosis to rehabilitation and community discharge with emphasis on the man agerneut of the largest group, the vascular lower limb amputee. A team approach is described and emphasized as being essential for good results and subsequent successful return into the community. The role of each of the important disciplines is described in relation to the appropriate part of the rehabilitation phase.

Fundamentals of Amputation Care and Prosthetics

Fundamentals of Amputation Care and Prosthetics
Author: Douglas P. Murphy
Publsiher: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2013-08-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781936287703

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Written by experienced physiatrists, prosthetists, and therapists at the McGuire VAMC regional Amputee Center of Excellence, this book provides an introduction to the field of amputee care and prosthetics. Dedicated chapters on prescription of prostheses for the various levels and types of amputations in both the lower and upper extremity provide state-of-the-art guidance. Prosthetic gait issues and medical management including residual limb concerns are also addressed. Formatted and concise with key information highlighted throughout, this handbook will be a welcome point of care resource or study tool for trainees and practitioners in any field involved in rehabilitation of amputees and prosthetics.

Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies

Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies
Author: Joseph Ivan Krajbich,Michael S. Pinzur,Benjamin Kyle Potter,Phillip M. Stevens
Publsiher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 2869
Release: 2023-08-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781975184476

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Now in one convenient volume, Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies: Surgical, Prosthetic, and Rehabilitation Principles, Fifth Edition, remains the definitive reference on the surgical and prosthetic management of acquired and congenital limb loss. Developed in partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and edited by Joseph Ivan Krajbich, MD, FRCS(C), Michael S. Pinzur, MD, FAAOS, COL Benjamin K. Potter, MD, FAAOS, FACS, and Phillip M. Stevens, MEd, CPO, FAAOP, it discusses the most recent advances and future developments in prosthetic technology with in-depth treatment and management recommendations for adult and pediatric conditions. With coverage of every aspect of this complex field from recognized experts in amputation surgery, rehabilitation, and prosthetics, it is an invaluable resource for surgeons, physicians, prosthetists, physiatrists, therapists, and all others with an interest in this field.

Prosthetics Amputations Orthotics Orthopedics and Spinal Cord Injury and Other Neurological Disorders

Prosthetics   Amputations   Orthotics   Orthopedics and Spinal Cord Injury and Other Neurological Disorders
Author: Mindy L. Aisen
Publsiher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2000-04
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9780788186745

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Articles include: a method of residual limb stiffness distribution measurement; step activity monitor: long-term, continuous recording of ambulatory function; new horizons in stroke rehabilitation research; testing and evaluation of wheelchair caster assemblies subjected to dynamic crash loading; a steering linkage for short wheelbase vehicles: design and evaluation in a wheelchair power base: a technical note; augmentation of the 100 kg ISO wheelchair test dummy to accommodate higher mass: a technical note; and diabetic amputations in the VA: are there opportunities for intervention? Illustrated.

A Report on Amputations at the Hip joint in Military Surgery

A Report on Amputations at the Hip joint in Military Surgery
Author: George A ..... Otis
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1867
Genre: Amputation
ISBN: ONB:+Z226851303

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