Hand Function
A Practical Guide to Assessment
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Beschreibung
This practical guide aids clinicians in distinguishing the different dimensions of hand function such as impairment, disability, and handicap. New and updated chapters discuss cerebral palsy, sports injuries, robotics, and assistive technologies. Extensively revised, the book provides a broad overview of the basic principles and examination of hand function. It describes how to evaluate hand function in specific afflicted populations, including the rheumatoid patient, the stroke patient, the trauma patient, the geriatric patient, and the pediatric patient as well as special populations such as diabetes mellitus patients and musicians. It also includes an appendix of hand function scales essential to the assessment of disability. The Second Edition of Hand Function is an ideal resource for all rheumatologists, physiatrists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists caring for patients with impaired hand function.
-Fully updated new edition guides the clinician in assessing hand function in patients with a wide variety of conditions and injuries
-Addresses rheumatic patients, stroke patients, traumatic injuries, and pediatric conditions
-This new edition includes a new section on robotics and technology
-Includes hand indexes for the quantification of functional impairment
Fully updated new edition guides the clinician in assessing hand function in patients with a wide variety of conditions and injuries Addresses rheumatic patients, stroke patients, traumatic injuries, and pediatric conditions This new edition includes a new section on robotics and technology Includes hand indexes for the quantification of functional impairment
Autor*in
Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz
Themen in »Hand Function«
Hand Activities of Daily Living Arthritis Assessment Examination Stroke Trauma Robotics Assistive technology rehabilitation psychology