| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Clinics in developmental medicine, 0069-4835 ; no. 175 |
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Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 175
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| Contents |
Biomechanical principles / Christopher Morris -- Assessment / Christopher Morris, Nicholas Gryfakis, Michael El-Shammaa and Luciano Dias -- Materials, components and fabrication / Christopher Morris -- Upper-limb orthoses / Nicole Parent-Weiss -- Lower-limb orthoses / Christopher Morris -- Congenital deformities / Christopher Morris and Luciano Dias -- Conditions arising in childhood / Christopher Morris and Luciano Dias -- Cerebral palsy / Christopher Morris -- Muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophies and peripheral neuropathies / Nicole Thompson, Steve Porter and Christopher Morris -- Myelomeningocoele / Brigid Driscoll, Robert Novak and Luciano Dias -- Idiopathic scoliosis / Paul Horwood -- Protective and corrective headwear / Sheila Kellner and Trevor da Silva |
| Summary |
Covering the orthotic management of children: fundamental principles, including biomechanics, clinical assessment methods, and materials. There are condition-specific chapters e.g. neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy, myelomeningocoele and muscular dystrophy; and also congenital deformities and conditions arising in childhood |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pediatric orthopedics.
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Orthopedic apparatus.
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Children.
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Infants.
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Orthopedic Procedures -- methods
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Child
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Infant
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Musculoskeletal Abnormalities -- rehabilitation
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Orthotic Devices
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children (people by age group)
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infants.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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Infants
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Children
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Orthopedic apparatus
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Pediatric orthopedics
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Orthopédie -- Enfant.
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Kind
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Bewegungsapparat
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Krankheit
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Orthese
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Orthopédie pédiatrique.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Morris, Christopher, 1966 January 5-
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Dias, Luciano S
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| ISBN |
9781898683810 |
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1898683816 |
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