Hand and Upper Extremity Splinting: Principles and Methods

Elaine Ewing Fess; Karan Gettle; Cynthia Philips; Robin Janson

ISBN 10: 0801675227 / ISBN 13: 9780801675225

Published by Mosby, 2004

About this Item

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hand and Upper Extremity Splinting: Principles and Methods
• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801675227
• ISBN 13: 9780801675225
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This expanded edition offers updated information and the addition of 100 new photos and line drawings. Anexpanded alphabetical index of 800 splints provides a photographic key to all splints mentioned in the book. Updated information includes the basic concepts and principles of splint design and the importance of communication for creating effective splinting techniques. New information includes history of hand splinting, splints acting on the elbow and shoulder, and splinting paediatric patients, workers, musicians, athletes and spastic patients.

Addition of 100 high-quality new photos and linedrawings make the book even more interesting, more visual and easier to follow.

All chapters have been updated/revised to reflect changes in the field over the past several years.

Editors and contributors are well known and respected in their fields.

Fiveappendices provide the reader with quick access to key information.

About the Author

J. Robin Janson is Lecturer, Part-Time, Indiana University School of Health, and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Indianapolis, Indiana.