| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Microbiology monographs ; 14 |
| Contents |
Developing an interdisciplinary perspective on amputation, prosthesis use, and phantom limb pain : an introduction / Craig Murray -- Need-directed design of prostheses and enabling resources / Elaine Biddiss -- Ethical and medico-legal issues in amputee prosthetic rehabilitation / Jai Kulkarni -- Monitoring of upper limb prosthesis activity in trans-radial amputees / Mohammad Sobuh, Laurence Kenney, Phil Tresadern, Martin Twiste, and Sibylle Thies -- Adaptation to amputation and prosthesis use / Elisabeth Schaffalitzky, Pamela Gallagher, Deirdre Desmond, and Malcolm MacLachlan -- Understanding adjustment and coping to limb loss and absence through phenomenologies of prosthesis use / Craig Murray -- Return to work after amputation / Helena Burger -- Gender, sexuality and prosthesis use : implications for rehabilitation / Craig Murray -- Post amputation chronic pain profile and management / Jai Kulkarni and Kate Grady -- Phantom limb pain : prevalence, mechanisms and associated factors / Cliff Richardson -- Management of phantom limb pain / Kate MacIver and Donna Lloyd -- Virtual solutions phantom problems : using immersive virtual reality to treat phantom limb pain / Craig Murray, Stephen Pettifer, Toby Howard, Emma Patchick, Fabrice Caillette, and Joanne Murray |
| Summary |
Concentrates on the work of prostheticians. This book presents a range of ethical and medico-legal issues for rehabilitation professionals in the supply and withdrawal of prostheses and assistive technology for people with limb loss or deformity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Prosthesis.
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Amputation.
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Phantom limb.
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Amputation -- Complications.
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Amputation, Surgical
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Phantom Limb
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Prostheses and Implants
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MEDICAL -- Prosthesis.
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Médecine.
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Amputation
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Amputation -- Complications
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Phantom limb
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Prosthesis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murray, Craig D
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| ISBN |
9780387874623 |
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0387874623 |
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