Description:
Get a quick, expert overview of optimal therapeutic interventions for pediatric patients with musculoskeletal
conditions of the hand. This concise resource by Drs. Joshua Abzug, Scott Kozin, and Rebecca Neiduski offers practical
recommendations and guidelines along with key background information, for a well-rounded, concise perspective on hand
therapy for children. You’ll benefit from the knowledge and experience of orthopaedic surgeons and other members of
the rehabilitation care team who provide a real-world, multidisciplinary approach to this complex field.
disorders, sports-related injuries, trauma, and burns.
physical functional development.
Section I. Background
Chapter 1. Embryology and Intrauterine Diagnosis
Chapter 2. Hand Function: Typical Development
Section II. Evaluation and Assessment
Chapter 3. Physical Examination of the Pediatric Upper Extremity
Chapter 4. Outcome Measures
Section III. Complementary, Practical, and Clinical Approaches
Chapter 5. Splinting, Taping, and Adaptation
Chapter 6. Pediatric Hand Therapy—Prosthetics and Training
Section IV. Congenital Disorders
Chapter 7. Congenital—Syndactyly
Chapter 8. Rehabilitation of the Pediatric Upper Extremity Congenital Part II—Polydactyly
Chapter 9. Congenital II: Radial Longitudinal Deficiency and Thumb Hypoplasia
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Chapter 10. Arthrogryposis
Section V. Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders
Chapter 11. Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy—Introduction and Initial Treatment
Chapter 12. Brachial Plexus: Primary Surgery
Chapter 13. Brachial Plexus Pre- and Post-Op Management: Secondary
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Chapter 14. Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 15. Tetraplegia: Nerve and Tendon Transfers
Section VI. Joint Disorders
Chapter 16. Multiligamentous Laxity
Chapter 17. Rheumatologic Disorders
Section VII. Trauma
Chapter 18. Fractures: Hand and Wrist
Chapter 19. Fractures of the Pediatric Elbow and Shoulder
Chapter 20. Tendon Injuries and Trigger Digits
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Chapter 21. Surgical and Therapeutic Management of Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture and Free Fun
Chapter 22. Amputations and Replants
Chapter 23. Pediatric Hand Burn Therapy Chapter
Section VIII. Sports
Chapter 24. Pediatric Sports Injuries: Little League Elbow, Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow,
Chapter 25. Pediatric Hand Therapy—Sports Shoulder: Throwing Athletes
Index