The Limb-Deficient Child

Berton Blakeslee

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9780520318588
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Physiotherapy, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

This title was originally published in 1963.


This title was originally published in 1963.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• Contents 1
• I The Role of the Medical Director THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S FUNCTION AS A MEMBER OF THE CLINIC TEAM
• THE REFERRAL
• THE PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW
• THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION
• GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF
• GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIMB-DEFICIENT CHILDREN
• THE PROBLEM OF LIMB DOMINANCE
• THE TRAUMATIC AMPUTEE
• THE ETIOLOGY OF CONGENITAL LIMB
• THE ROLE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN THE PROSTHETIC PROGRAM
• II Orthopedic Considerations
• NONSURGICAL ASPECTS OF TREATMENT
• SURGICAL ASPECTS OF TREATMENT
• CONGENITAL SKELETAL DEFICIENCIES OF THE EXTREMITIES: CLASSIFICATION AND FUNDAMENTALS OF TREATMENT
• Ill The Psychosocial Problems
• THE PARENTS’ REACTIONS TO THE IMPACT OF THE EVENT
• ASSISTING THE PARENTS IN PERIODS OF CRISIS
• THE CHILD’S ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS DIFFERENCE
• THE PREADOLESCENT AND ADOLESCENT PERIODS
• THE PROBLEM OF COMPETITION
• THE CHILD'S WAYS OF HANDLING ANXIETY
• THE TRAUMATIC AMPUTEE
• THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER
• IV Preprosthetic Evaluations
• THE THERAPIST’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESCRIPTION
• EVALUATING DEVELOPMENTAL STATUS IN THE INFANT AMPUTEE
• EVALUATING DEVELOPMENTAL STATUS IN THE PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILD
• EVALUATING RANGE OF MOTION AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
• PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE INTERESTS
• THE TEEN-AGER AND YOUNG ADULT
• DETERMINING FUNCTIONAL NEEDS
• TRANSLATING FUNCTIONAL NEEDS TO PROSTHETIC NEEDS
• V Preprosthetic Therapy POSTOPERATIVE CARE OF THE TRAUMATIC AMPUTEE
• THE USE OF CRUTCHES
• POSTOPERATIVE BANDAGING
• PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR THE TRAUMATIC AMPUTEE
• PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR THE CONGENITAL AMPUTEE
• VI Child Prosthesis Design and Fitting DESIGN CRITERIA
• HARNESSING
• HARNESSING FOR ABOVE-ELBOW AMPUTEES*
• EXPERIMENTAL HARNESSING TECHNIQUES
• DESIGNING THE PHOCOMELIA PROSTHESIS
• FITTING UPPER EXTREMITYAMPUTATIONS
• FITTING LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTATIONS
• PROSTHESES FOR CHILDREN WITH MULTILATERAL DEFICIENCIES
• THE CHECK-OUT
• VII The Training Period INITIATING THE TRAINING PROGRAM
• CLOTHING FOR THE CHILD AMPUTEE
• STUMP HYGIENE
• MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE PROSTHESIS
• PUTTING ON THE PROSTHESIS
• BUILDING TOLERANCE TO WEAR
• VIII Training the Upper Extremity Amputee
• THE TRAINING AREA
• TRAINING THE INFANT FITTED WITH PASSIVE CONTROLS
• FOLLOW-UP TRAINING FOR THE INFANT WITH PASSIVE CONTROLS
• READINESS FOR ACTIVE CONTROLS
• ACTIVATION OF CONTROLS
• ACTIVE OPERATION OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS
• OPERATION OF CONTROLS: THE ABOVE-ELBOW AMPUTEE
• OPERATION OF CONTROLS: THE SHOULDER DISARTICULATION AMPUTEE
• TRAINING WITH ACTIVE CONTROLS
• TEACHING HOOK OPERATION
• SEQUENCE OF LEARNING GRASP AND RELEASE PATTERNS
• REFINEMENT OF GRASP AND RELEASE PATTERNS
• TOYS AND TRAINING AIDS FOR THE CHILD WITH ACTIVE CONTROLS
• TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR BILATERALS
• SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPING PROSTHETIC SKILL
• PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES
• HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES
• SCHOOLROOM ACTIVITIES
• SPORTS
• MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
• CARD GAMES
• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
• EATING AND DRINKING
• DRESSING
• IX Training the Lower Extremity Amputee
• THE TRAINING AREA AND TRAINING EQUIPMENT
• INITIAL TRAINING
• CONTROL MOTIONS FOR LOWER (NOTE: EXTREMITY PROSTHESES
• PRELIMINARY WEIGHT SHIFTING AND BALANCE
• GAIT DEVIATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THERAPY
• AMBULATORY ACTIVITIES FOR THE UNILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTEE
• TRAINING THE BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTEE
• AMBULATORY ACTIVITIES FOR THE BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTEE
• Appendix
• Index