Traumatic Brain Injury
17 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Linda E. Krach, Mark E. Gormley, Jr., and Marcie Ward EPIDEMIOLOGY Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in…
Acute Management and Rehabilitation of Sport-Specific Musculoskeletal Injuries
11 ACUTE MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SPORT-SPECIFIC MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES Aaron M. Karlin and Kevin P. Murphy Participation by children under the age of 12 in athletics and related recreational activities…
Psychological Assessment in Pediatric Rehabilitation
3 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION Jamie L. Spohn and Jane A. Crowley Children’s needs within a rehabilitative setting are different from adults in that recovery of skills and return…
History and Examination
1 HISTORY AND EXAMINATION Maureen R. Nelson, Michael A. Alexander, and Gabriella E. Molnar† The physiatric history and examination of a child require a blend of medical diagnostic skills to…
Medical Care of Children With Disabilities
2 MEDICAL CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Susan D. Apkon and Emily Myers Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) are a population who have been or are at risk…
The Pediatric Patient
Fig. 3.1 A 9-year-old child sustained a lower leg and femur fracture on the right side; both fractures were aligned and the original leg length was achieved. Despite a short…
Spine Fractures
Fig. 8.1 Sagittal and coronal computed tomography (CT) reformations of the thoracic spine. The arrows point to the severely injured T9–10 segment. Vertical distraction injury is present resulting in severe…
Compartment Syndrome
Fracture Anticoagulation/bleeding diatheses Soft tissue injury IV fluid extravasation Dialysis/nephrotic syndrome Burns Snake bites Revascularization Exercise induced Tight casts/dressingsa Crush injurya Pneumatic antishock garmentsa aSource of external compression The use…
Shock and Coagulopathy
Category Mechanism Treatment Hemorrhagic Loss of circulating blood volume Intravascular volume replacement Restore O2 carrying capacity Traumatic Loss of circulating blood volume with tissue injury and release of DAMPs Control…
Closed Fractures and Dislocations
Fig. 11.1 Trauma patient. The figure depicts a trauma patient with multisystem pathology. Such patients can have numerous orthopaedic injuries and management of these injuries needs to be in accordance…
