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A. Davis. Medial College of Georgia, Augusta. Text on the basic concepts of working with amputees, for physical therapy students. Discusses planning and implementing treatment programs for post-amputation clients. Presents case-study examples. Softcover. 2 U.S. contributors. DNLM: Amputation - rehabilitation.

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Written by experienced physiatrists, prosthetists, and therapists, this book provides an introduction to the field of amputee care and prosthetics. Dedicated chapters guide you through prescription of prostheses for the various levels and types of amputations in both the lower and upper extremity and address recent advances in functionality and safety. Pre- and post-operative care, prosthetic troubleshooting, gait issues and medical management of the residual limb are also addressed. With concise key information highlighted throughout, this handbook is a welcome point of care resource or study tool for trainees and practitioners in any field who work with amputees to restore function and help enrich the lives of these individuals. Fundamentals of Amputation Care and Prosthetics features: Concise, practical manual covers the basics of upper and lower extremity amputee care and prosthetics Succinct presentation, well-illustrated information is easy to find Portable perfect for use on rounds or in the clinic State-of-the-art distillation of current thinking and practice excellent transitional book for residents or ready reference for experienced practitioners "

Winner of The Western States Book Award

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.

Winner of The Western States Book Award

The Atlas of Amputations, Third Edition, remains the definitive and comprehensive reference on the surgical and prosthetic management of acquired and congenital limb loss. This expanded and updated edition is written by recognized experts in the fields of amputation surgery, rehabilitation and prosthetics, covering all aspects from from history, to specific anatomic regions, to unique management concerns. It is well organized by anatomic structure with a special section on the pediatric population, which presents unique challenges. The most impressive aspect of this book is the extensive presentation of the various facets of this topic. The ease of navigating through the text and the up-to-date concepts make it a perfect reference text. For the generalist or occasional practitioner, this text would be a worthy reference in the medical library.

The Atlas of Amputations, Third Edition, remains the definitive and comprehensive reference on the surgical and prosthetic management of acquired and congenital limb loss. This expanded and updated edition is written by recognized experts in the fields of amputation surgery, rehabilitation and prosthetics, covering all aspects from from history, to specific anatomic regions, to unique management concerns. It is well organized by anatomic structure with a special section on the pediatric population, which presents unique challenges. The most impressive aspect of this book is the extensive presentation of the various facets of this topic. The ease of navigating through the text and the up-to-date concepts make it a perfect reference text. For the generalist or occasional practitioner, this text would be a worthy reference in the medical library.

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Judy Johnson Berna is a wife, mother, sister, and daughter. She is also an elective amputee. After spending almost thirty years hating her deformed left foot, and doing her best to hide it, she decided it was time to get an upgrade. On January 12, 2004, she started over with a new foot and a new life. By June she was hiking trails with her children. On the first anniversary of her surgery she learned to ski. Every day she has been thankful for a foot that finally works and a life of new opportunities. This is the story of how she spent her childhood trying to figure out where she fit as her large family took in more and more foster children. Life became more complicated when her left foot stopped growing correctly at age ten. When repeated surgeries didn't help and doctors couldn't diagnose the problem, she tried her best not to burden her overworked parents. Her inability to run and jump seemed insignificant compared with the troubles her foster siblings faced. As a young adult she started quizzing orthopedic doctors about the idea of amputation. Every one of them told her it was a bad idea and signified medical failure, so she pushed the idea to the back of her mind. She married her college sweetheart and within a decade they had four children. By the time her youngest was a toddler, the Internet had grown enough to give her new answers. Answers that included hope. On a cold winter day she walked into a hospital on two feet and hopped out a day later with just one. She has never looked back. Whether you are an amputee or you know one -- or you need to make your own big life decision -- this story will speak to you. Judy shares her struggles, triumphs, and lessons learned. Her message at its core: Do what it takes to get the life you really want.

The Civil War acted like a battering ram on human beings, shattering both flesh and psyche of thousands of soldiers. Despite popular perception that doctors recklessly erred on the side of amputation, surgeons labored mightily to adjust to the medical quagmire of war. And as Brian Craig Miller shows in Empty Sleeves, the hospital emerged as the first arena where southerners faced the stark reality of what amputation would mean for men and women and their respective positions in southern society after the war. Thus, southern women, through nursing and benevolent care, prepared men for the challenges of returning home defeated and disabled.Still, amputation was a stark fact for many soldiers. On their return, southern amputees remained dependent on their spouses, peers, and dilapidated state governments to reconstruct their shattered manhood and meet the challenges brought on by their newfound disabilities. It was in this context that Confederate patients based their medical care decisions on how comrades, families, and society would view the empty sleeve. In this highly original and deeply researched work, Miller explores the ramifications of amputation on the Confederacy both during and after the Civil War and sheds light on how dependency and disability reshaped southern society.

. National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Publication Series. New edition of a manual for physical therapists and students on planning and managing the therapy of amputee patients. Hard-cover spiral binding.

. National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Publication Series. New edition of a manual for physical therapists and students on planning and managing the therapy of amputee patients. Hard-cover spiral binding.

Phantom limb pain is one of the most intractable and merciless pains ever known a pain that haunts appendages that do not physically exist, often persisting with uncanny realness long after fleshy limbs have been traumatically, surgically, or congenitally lost. The very existence and 'naturalness' of this pain has been instrumental in modern science's ability to create prosthetic technologies that many feel have transformative, self-actualizing, and even transcendent power. In Phantom Limb, Cassandra S. Crawford critically examines phantom limb pain and its relationship to prosthetic innovation, tracing the major shifts in knowledge of the causes and characteristics of the phenomenon. Crawford exposes how the meanings of phantom limb pain have been influenced by developments in prosthetic science and ideas about the extraordinary power of these technologies to liberate and fundamentally alter the human body, mind, and spirit. Through intensive observation at a prosthetic clinic, interviews with key researchers and clinicians, and an analysis of historical and contemporary psychological and medical literature, she examines the modernization of amputation and exposes how medical understanding about phantom limbs has changed from the late-19th to the early-21st century. Crawford interrogates the impact of advances in technology, medicine, psychology and neuroscience, as well as changes in the meaning of limb loss, popular representations of amputees, and corporeal ideology. Phantom Limb questions our most deeply held ideas of what is normal, natural, and even moral about the physical human body.

The Knee scooter provides a more reliable and comfortable alternative to crutches for patients who need an effective mobility solution. The economy knee scooter offers one of the best knee walkers in the industry and is ideal for those with ankle injuries, broken legs, foot surgery, amputations and other calf injuries or medical rehabilitation. Two adjustable locking hand brakes provide immediate stopping ability and control. Simple push button parking brake. Comfortable knee pads with ripstop design make the leg pads more durable. The height can be adjusted without tools, and the picture grooves allow for comfortable leg placement. High-quality textured brake cover, more stable braking, better tire protection and less wheel wear. Extend wheel life. Wider 8 in. front wheels with grain for a smoother ride and more stable. The more stable triangle parallel bar design has better load-bearing capacity. Stylish decal design is more beautiful. High quality removable portable waterproof shopping bag with large capacity space. Shopping is convenient and beautiful. Quick release folding mechanism on the steering column and front axle can rotate 90° for easy transport or storage. Fits in compact cars.

Are amputations on screaming, unanesthetized men your image of Civil War medicine? If so, you are wrong! CIVIL WAR MEDICINE shatters these enduring myths by blending first-person accounts with a modern analysis of historical data. Illustrated. Includes chapter references, the following Appendices: Civil War Timeline, Organization of Civil War Field Armies, U.S. Wartime Deaths, Major General George B. McClellan's Order Establishing an Ambulance Corps in the Army of the Potomac, The U.S. Sanitary Commission, Civil War Expenditures in Terms of the Value of the Dollar, Embalming During the Civil War; an extensive Bibliography; and an Index.

A detailed, well-illustrated approach to the teaching of operative approaches and management of a trauma patient. The Second Edition now features a wealth of new material on thoracic trauma, urologic trauma, and amputations.

A doctor removes the normal, healthy side of a patient's brain instead of the malignant tumor. A man whose leg is scheduled for amputation wakes up to find his healthy leg removed. These recent examples are part of a history of medical disasters and embarrassments as old as the profession itself. In Medical Blunders, Robert M. Youngson and Ian Schott have written the definitive account of medical mishap in modern and not-so- modern times. Youngson and Schott cover the gamut of medical accidents, from famous quacks to curious forms of sexual healing, from blunders with the brain to drugs worse than the diseases they are intended to treat. In Medical Blunders, we find shamefully dangerous doctors, human guinea pigs, masturbation treated as a disease requiring treatment, and the legendary surgeon who was himself a craven morphine addict. The resulting picture is one which depicts medical mistakes that are incredible, misguided, arrogant, cruel, or stupendously wrong-headed. Exploring the line between the comical and the tragic, the honest mistake and the intentional crime, Medical Blunders illustrates once and for all that doctors are subject to the same political, social, historical, and personal pressures as the rest of humanity.