This book fills a gap in providing specialist information on orthopaedics and trauma occupational therapy. Its contributors bring together information on the aetiology, surgical input and the occupational therapy intervention appropriate to this client group. It is divided into two main sections, the first being orthopaedics and the second orthopaedic trauma. The first part is further subdivided to cover lower limb surgery, upper limb surgery, spinal conditions, and paediatric orthopaedic conditions. In Part two, principles of fracture management are covered, followed by pelvic and acetabular reconstruction, hand injuries and traumatic amputation.
List of Contributors v
Foreword vii
Preface viii
Acknowledgements xi
Part I Orthopaedics
1 Principles of orthopaedic surgery 3
Neil M. Orpen
2 Orthopaedic surgery for the lower limb 20
Neil M. Orpen
3 Occupational therapy following elective lower limb surgery 29
Alis Moores
4 Orthopaedic surgery for the upper limb 47
Oliver Pearce
5 Occupational therapy following elective upper limb surgery 72
Julie Upton
6 Spinal conditions: management and occupational therapy 92
Heather McDowell
7 Paediatric orthopaedic surgery 110
Andrew M. Wainwright
8 Occupational therapy for children and young people with orthopaedic conditions 128
Natalie Evans
Part II Trauma
9 Principles of fracture management 153
Chris Harris
10 Occupational therapy within orthopaedic trauma 181
Madeleine Mooney
11 Pelvic and acetabular fractures: management and occupational therapy 195
Dawn Miller
12 Hand injuries 211
Neil Davidson and Daniel Brown
13 Occupational therapy for hand injuries 234
Kerry Sorby
14 Brachial plexus injury 250
Claire Ireson
15 Traumatic amputation: management and occupational therapy 255
Fiona Carnegie
Appendix: List of useful organisations 279
Index 285
