Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies: Surgical, Prosthetic, and Rehabilitation Principles (AAOS - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

The Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies is a comprehensive, one-stop reference for surgeons, physicians, prosthetists, physiatrists, therapists, and all others interested in the surgical and prosthetic management of acquired and congenital limb loss.

Edited by recognized experts in the field, this fifth edition includes 12 new chapters covering important content updates throughout, such as general rehabilitation principles and strategies for the upper and lower limb amputee, advanced nerve management techniques, scientific and technological advances in pediatric limb deficiency, gait analysis in the limb-deficient child, psychologic, social, and socioeconomic aspects of limb deficiencies, role of limb lengthening in the pediatric amputee, traumatic amputations of the lower extremity in children and adolescents, syme, boyd, and transtibial amputation in children, surgical and prosthetic management of terminal bone overgrowth, and athletic and sports programs for limb-deficient children.

With a focus on practical treatment and management recommendations, this atlas is an essential resource for anyone working in the field of limb loss and limb deficiency.