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Title Hand function : a practical guide to assessment / edited by Mehmet Tuncay Duruoz
Published Berlin : Springer, 2014

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Contents Part I: Basic Principles of Hand Function -- Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand -- Physical Examination of the Hand -- Assessment of Hand Functions -- Part II: Hand Function Assessment in Clinical Practice -- Hand Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Hand Function in Osteoarthritis -- Hand Function in Scleroderma -- Functional Assessment in Hands with Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries -- Hand Function in Stroke -- Hand Function in Tetraplegia -- Hand Function in Parkinson's Disease -- Hand Function in Children with Congenital Disorders -- Hand Function in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis -- Hand Function in Geriatric Conditions -- Hand Function in Common Hand Problems -- Hand Function in Metabolic Disorders: Haemodialysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Gout -- Part III: Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes -- Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes -- Appendices
Summary 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 chaptersevaluate the hand function inspecific 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 asdiabetes mellitus patients and musicians. An appendix containing hand function scales essential to theassessment ofdisability is also included. Rheumatologists, physiatrists, hand surgeons, orthopedists, occupational therapistsand physical therapists will all find Hand Function a useful and valuable addition to their clinical references
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Motor ability.
Hand -- Movements
Hand -- physiology
Motor Skills
Motor Activity
MEDICAL -- Physiology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Médecine.
Hand -- Movements
Motor ability
Form Electronic book
Author Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay, editor
ISBN 9781461494492
1461494494
1461494486
9781461494485