The challenges inherent in sensibility assessment of the upper extremity have increased in recent years. In the past, it seemed the majority of patients referred for evaluation had diagnoses of…
The goal of a tendon transfer is to restore to the extremity a needed motor function that has been lost secondary to paralysis from nerve injury or disease or by…
Phase I (POW 1 to ∼ POW 6) Goals: • Maximally protect the surgical repair (capsule, ligaments, labrum, sutures) • Achieve staged ROM goals. DO NOT exceed them. • Patient…
* The author receives no compensation in any form from products discussed in this chapter. “I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about and express…
* I gratefully acknowledge Bill Buford, Bioengineer formerly at the Paul W. Brand Research Laboratory, Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center, Carville, Louisiana, for his help in reviewing the monofilament…
* Reproduced from Healey JE Jr, Hodge J: Surgical anatomy, ed 2, Philadelphia, 1990, BC Decker. The anatomic text and illustrations in this chapter have been carefully chosen to support…
The patient with hypersensitivity occurring after hand trauma presents the physician and the therapist with a unique challenge, both in evaluation and in treatment of the problem. The lack of…
Abstract Arthrodesis of the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MP) joint is indicated for correction of deformity, to treat arthritis, and to address neuromuscular imbalance of the MP joint (with or without deformity)….
Abstract Selection of the treatment approach for ankle arthritis should not be the surgeon’s decision alone. Many patients recognize the potential problems with ankle arthrodesis, the inherent stiffness, the limitation…
Abstract In a triple arthrodesis , the subtalar, talonavicular (TN), and calcaneocuboid (CC) joints are included in the surgical fusion. A trend emerging over the past few years has been…
