Hand Function
A Practical Guide to Assessment
Editors: Duruöz, Mehmet Tuncay (Ed.)
Free Preview- A practical hand assessment resource for the clinician
- Addresses rheumatic patients, stroke patients, traumatic injuries, and pediatric conditions
- Discusses the applications of imaging in hand function assessment
- Includes hand indexes for the quantification of functional impairment
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- About this book
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Accurate assessment of hand function is critical to any treatment regimen of the hand compromised patient. Hand Function is a practical, clinical book which provides the knowledge needed to distinguish the different dimensions of hand function, particularly impairment, disability and handicap. Beginning with an overview of basic principles and examination, subsequent chapters evaluate the 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. An appendix containing hand function scales essential to the assessment of disability is also included. Rheumatologists, physiatrists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, occupational therapists and physical therapists will all find Hand Function a useful and valuable addition to their clinical references.
- About the authors
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Prof. Dr. Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Rheumatology Clinic, Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
- Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand
Pages 3-22
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Physical Examination of the Hand
Pages 23-40
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Assessment of Hand Functions
Pages 41-51
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Hand Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pages 55-62
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Hand Function in Osteoarthritis
Pages 63-69
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Hand Function
- Book Subtitle
- A Practical Guide to Assessment
- Editors
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- Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4614-9449-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-9449-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-4157-5
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 251
- Number of Illustrations
- 54 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
- Topics