Chapter 27 Congenital Muscular Torticollis Deborah Corradi-Scalise, PT, DPT, MA, Amanda R. Sparrow, PT, Loretta Amoroso, DPT Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is defined as a unilateral shortening or contracture of…
Chapter 25 Lower Extremity Surgical Intervention in Patients with Cerebral Palsy Bone and Musculotendinous Procedures Deborah Corradi-Scalise, PT, DPT, MA, Cathi Wagner, PT, MBA, Amanda R. Sparrow, PT Cerebral palsy…
Chapter 24 Dupuytren’s Fasciectomy Carol Page, PT, DPT, CHT Dupuytren’s disease is a condition of increased fibrous tissue growth in the hand, characterized by nodule and cord formation. The changes…
Chapter 23 Dynamic External Fixation of the Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joint Emily Altman, PT, DPT, CHT Injury to the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is frequently the result of a fall…
Chapter 22 Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP) Joint Replacement Emily Altman, PT, DPT, CHT The proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint can be affected by posttraumatic arthritis and osteoarthritis. Impairments typically include pain, weakness,…
Chapter 20 Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair Coleen T. Gately, PT, DPT, MS The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is the primary valgus stabilizer of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint. The UCL…
Chapter 21 Volar Plate Arthroplasty Aviva Wolff, OTR/L, CHT Dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint may be dorsal, lateral, or volar, depending on the position of the middle phalanx…
Chapter 19 Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty Carol Page, PT, DPT, CHT Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, frequently affects the hands. The thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint is the second…
Chapter 17 Upper Extremity Surgical Intervention in Patients with Cerebral Palsy Musculotendinous Procedures Kara Gallagher, MS, OTR/L, CHT, Jennifer P. Lewin, OTR/L Cerebral palsy is a general term used to…
Chapter 18 Ulnar Nerve Transposition Amy Barenholtz-Marshall, OTR, CHT At the elbow, the ulnar nerve passes posterior to the medial epicondyle through a narrow space known as the cubital tunnel….
