[Book Description]

The book continues to be a text for students in PT and PTA programs as well as a resource for practitioners seeking clinically-oriented current information on patient management.


[Contents]

CHAPTER ONE. Amputations and Prosthetics: Then and Now
CHAPTER TWO. Peripheral Vascular Diseases
CHAPTER THREE. The Diabetic Foot
CHAPTER FOUR. Lower Extremity Amputation Surgery
CHAPTER FIVE. Postsurgical Management
CHAPTER SIX. Psychosocial Issues
CHAPTER SEVEN. Prosthetic Components
CHAPTER EIGHT. Lower Extremity Prosthetic Management
CHAPTER NINE. Long-Term Care
CHAPTER TEN. Upper Limb Amputations
CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Child with an Amputation

Index