Custom Foot Orthoses Prescription for the Athlete
Correction and Positive Balancing Another important parameter of the orthosis prescription is orthosis shape and positive cast work. Cast correction is the term used to “balance the positive cast to…
Athletic Socks
Fig. 7.1 Example of sock designs. (a) Over-the-calf, (b) crew, (c) mini-crew, (d) roll top The construction of an athletic sock can vary significantly among manufacturers. Depending on the type…
Evolution of Athletic Footwear
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight and Paul R. Langer (eds.)Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52136-7_1 1. Evolution of Athletic Footwear Steven I. Subotnick1, 2, 3 (1) American Academy Podiatric Sports Medicine,…
Athletic Shoe Evaluation
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight and Paul R. Langer (eds.)Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52136-7_5 5. Athletic Shoe Evaluation David Levine1 (1) Private Practice, Frederick, MD, USA David Levine…
A Global Approach to Upper Extremity Paralysis: The Role of Surgery in Limb Reanimation
Fig. 16.1 Left Brachial Plexus (From Green’s, Volume II, p. 1322) [19] Fig. 16.2 Garage door analogy of the musculoskeletal system Fig. 16.3 The Brachial Plexus Fig. 16.4 Dermatomes of…
Upper Extremity Neuromuscular Disorders
Fig. 24.1 PIP fusion figures: (a) illustration of Clinical photos of a patient with rigid swan neck deformity of the small finger. (b) illustration of Intraoperative photos of figure-of-8 tension…
Surgical Reconstruction of Pressure Ulcers
Time Changes 30 min Hyperemia 2–6 h Ischemia 6 h Necrosis 2 weeks Ulceration Friction Friction is the force resisting relative motion between two surfaces, which leads to shear. Friction…
Amputation Versus Limb Salvage of the Lower Extremity
Fig. 17.1 A simple fracture with a complex associated soft tissue injury.The fracture was stabilized initially with an external fixator (a) to diminish the risk of prolonged surgery and implant-related…
Acute and Long-Term Surgical Management of the Spinal Cord Injury Patient
Fig. 13.1 Enteroatmospheric fistula – a section of small bowel is visible protruding through the lower pole of the abdominal wound Once an EC fistula is diagnosed, usually within the…
Neurologic Injury and Spasticity
Fig. 7.1 Motor pathways, upper motor neuron pathway (the brain and spinal cord), and lower motor neuron pathway in nerve root and peripheral nerve (Source: Henry Gray (1918) Anatomy of…
