This book provides readers with methods for determining how to choose and fit orthoses for patients with hand injuries and functional deficits. As a combination workbook/textbook, this text covers the theory, design, and fabrication of orthopedic devices. The text emphasizes upper extremity versus hand orthoses, with additional coverage of lower extremity orthotics and upper extremity prosthetics, and offers case studies promoting clinical reasoning and problem solving.--adapted from publisher's description.
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