The most comprehensive physical therapy text available on this topic, "Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition" provides clinically relevant information in a reader-friendly format. It provides essential information about orthotic/prosthetic prescription and fabrication to give readers a foundation for gait assessment, both pre- ...
"Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, 4th Edition" is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that offers dental students and practitioners an excellent opportunity to understand the basic principles of fixed prosthodontics. This text provides a strong foundation in basic science, followed by practical step-by-step clinical applications. Procedures are ...
Unsurpassed in its authority and scope, the 10th edition of the most widely used periodontics text has been revised to include the most up-to-date information on new technology and emerging concepts. Published for the first time in full-color, and containing a new section on evidence-based decision-making, new chapters, scores of new illustrations ...
This case-based text, with terminology consistent with the APTA's "Guide to Physical Therapist Practice" and with a holistic approach, focuses on the management of individuals with amputations. It also reviews technological advances in prosthetic fabrication and points to pertinent websites.
For entry-level courses in Prosthetics and Orthotics, as well as Rehabilitation Techniques Courses. Written for entry-level students in physical and occupational therapy, this book summarizes the fundamental principles and practices required to provide quality clinical care for patients needing prostheses and/or orthoses. The most common problems ...
Focusing on the lower extremities and spine, this extensively illustrated text presents a problem-solving approach to the evaluation and prescription of prosthetics and orthotics in physical therapy interventions. Provided is a systemic method for examination, evaluation, and implementation of various interventions in the management of the patient ...
This major two-volume reference provides comprehensive coverage of the evaluation and surgical management of problems of the hip. It begins with a thorough review of clinically relevant basic science, including the anatomy and biomechanics of the hip, the biomaterials used in hip reconstruction, the sequelae of wear, and the biology of bone ...
"Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery" serves as a surgical guide for placing dental implants to help practitioners achieve successful prosthetic rehabilitation. An abundance of clear, full-color clinical photos and practical content cover every implant challenge, with each chapter presenting a different area of the mouth or a specific surgical ...
The third edition of this undergraduate text has been extensively updated and expanded to reflect recent research, materials, and techniques in fixed prosthodontics. It brings the reader up to date, but its adherance in fundamentals remains. Concepts and clinical procedures are described and illustrated, and presentation of the material is ...
A short, useful text covering the area of total hip arthroplasty by reviewing and comparing the basic statistics of the leading implants. Total hip arthroplasty is the most frequently performed reconstructive procedure in orthopaedic surgery, with over 500,000 replacements performed world wide annually. After four decades of modern total hip ...
This title covers such topics as: Biomechanics; Knee Biomechanics and Prosthetic Design; Prosthetic Design and Patellofemoral Function Surgical Technique; Preoperative Planning and Prosthetic Selection; Surgical Approaches; Soft-Tissue Balancing; Patellofemoral Joint; Bone Grafting in Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty; and, Total Knee ...
This text is divided into seven sections covering the applications, uses, effects and designs of stentless bioprostheses. The three opening chapters describe the paediatric applications of stentless bioprostheses, with reference to aortic valve replacement and right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. Chapters in the second section discuss ...
Drs. Parodi, Veith, and Marin are at the forefront of research and clinical innovation with regard to all aspects of endovascular technology. This volume succinctly presents what is known about performance of endovascular (scopes inside the veins) procedures within the entire vascular tree and supports these techniques with associated imaging ...
Once the stuff of science fiction, neural prosthetics are now a reality. Research and technology are creating implants that enable the deaf to hear, the blind to see, and the paralyzed to move. "Shattered Nerves" takes us on a journey into a new medical frontier, where sophisticated, state-of-the-art medical devices repair and restore failed ...
This volume of the acclaimed "Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery" series is now in its completely revised Second Edition - with a new editor and group of contributors who represent today's foremost leaders in hip surgery. These world-renowned master surgeons describe their preferred techniques in step-by-step detail, explain the indications ...
Designed as a concise guide to the essentials of total knee arthroplasty, as well as revision total knee arthroplasty, the text is ideal for orthopedic residents and surgeons. World-renowned experts cover basic principles and instrumentation, ligament releases, and bone defects. Fixation in total knee arthroplasty, both with cement and cementless, ...
This atlas was first published in Japanese by Life Science Publishers, along with the 'Atlas of Ischemic Heart Disease'. As part of a collaboration with Churchill Communications Japan, the English translations of both of these atlases have been carefully updated and edited by Drs. Willerson and Cohn to reflect current trends in clinical practice. ...
An exploration of such medical procedures as skin grafts, heart transplants, and implanting ear transmitters. Illustrated with b&w drawings and photographs.
This guide covers the management of failed knee replacements. It presents the rationale for revision surgical techniques and implants and addresses issues and opinions on topics such as: arthroplasty sepsis; surgical exposure techniques; management of bone loss; expected outcomes; and costs.
Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium covers valvular heart disease in the aortic and mitral valves in the adult patient. Special attention is given to the important issue of optimal timing, the role of echocardiography in the peri-operative period and assessment of adequate prosthetic valve function and dysfunction. New developments in ...
The authors, world renowned experts in the field, present practical, clinical information from their extensive experience in the treatment of these total revision hip surgery. Topics covered include: bending fractures of the metaphysis, shearing fractures of the joint surface, compression fractures of the joint surface, avulsion fractures, radio ...
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