Hand Function

-Fully updated new edition guides the clinician in assessing hand function in patients with a wide variety of conditions and injuries

-Addresses rheumatic patients, stroke patients, traumatic injuries, and pediatric conditions

-This new edition includes a new section on robotics and technology

-Includes hand indexes for the quantification of functional impairment

Autorentext

Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Head of Rheumatology Division Marmara University Medical School Istanbul, Turkey

Inhalt
SECTION I: Basic Principles of Hand Function.- Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand.- Physical Examination of the Hand.- Assessment of Hand Functions.- SECTION II: Hand Function in Clinical Practice.- Pain and Hand Function.- Hand Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Hand Function in Osteoarthritis.- Hand Function in Scleroderma.- Functional Assessment in Hand with Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries.- Hand Function in Stroke.- Hand Function in Tetraplegia.- Hand Function in Parkinson's Disease.- Hand Function in Cerebral Palsy.- Hand Function in Children with Congenital Disorders.- Hand Function in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.- Functional Assessment in Geriatric Conditions.- Hand Function in Common Hand Problems.- Hand Function in Sport Injuries.- Hand Function in Metabolic Disorders: Haemodialysis, Diabetes Mellitus, Gout.- SECTION III: Hand Function with Robotics and Assistive Technology.- Hand Function and Assistive Devices.- Sports and Recreational Adaptations for Hand.- The Functional Capacity of the Robotic Hands.- SECTION IV: Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes.- Hand Function and Imaging Outcomes.- Appendix: Some Hand Functional Scales<p