Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Assessment, and Enablement

David Ip Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Assessment, and Enablement David Ip Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Assessment, and Enablement With 133 Figures Dr. David Ip MBBS (HKU), FRCS (Ed) Orth, FHKCOS, FHKAM, FIBA (UK), FABI (USA) Vice-President of the Recognition Board of World Congress of Arts, Sciences, and Communications Deputy Governor, American Biographical Institute Research Association, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Service, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong ISBN 978-3-540-37693-4 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2006931062 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provi-sions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and per-mission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.com © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007 The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Editor: Gabriele M. Schröder, Heidelberg, Germany Desk Editor: Irmela Bohn, Heidelberg, Germany Production: LE-T X Jelonek, Schmidt & Vöckler GbR, Leipzig, Germany Cover: Frido Steinen-Broo, eStudio Calamar, Spain Typesetting: K+V Fotosatz GmbH, Beerfelden, Germany Cover illustration: Courtesy of Vicon Motion Systems Ltd. Printed on acid-free paper 24/3100 Di 5 4 3 2 1 0 Foreword Medical practitioners involved in the treatment of diseases, disorders, and injuries of the musculoskeletal system will appreciate the very im-portant role of rehabilitation. Following the publication of two books Orthopedic Principles – A Resident’s Guide and Orthopedic Traumatology – A Resident’s Guide, Dr. Ip has expended further time and effort to pro-duce a third book, which contains a comprehensive account of orthopae-dic rehabilitation. The material is easy to grasp with succinct points. There are 19 chapters, arranged in a logical sequence. The first chap-ter gives a holistic view of what the rehabilitation process should include and emphasises that the unique feature of a rehabilitation service is thinking about a patient and his problems, not simply doing something to the patient, and the focus should be on trying to help each patient achieve his own goals. Chapters 2 to 8 are about the rehabilitation tools for assessing, inves-tigating and treating patients. Chapters 9 to 17 are about rehabilitation for specific types of musculoskeletal disorders, each of which has its own complex problems, requiring practitioners to gain further in-depth training and experience to give effective treatment. The format is similar to the previous two books, containing brief, yet comprehensive, core information on the subject, which can be enhanced by more detailed literature review if necessary. This unique feature ren-ders the book very readable. All three books should be available to residents and staff in any orthopaedic department. Therapists and nurses treating patients with musculoskeletal diseases will also find this book useful. Professor John C.Y. Leong, OBE, FRCS, FHKAM (Orth. Surgery), JP President, Open University of Hong Kong; Formerly Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Hong Kong; Past President, Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) ... - tailieumienphi.vn