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Rehabilitative Surgery A Comprehensive Text for an Emerging Field
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Rehabilitative Surgery
Andrew I. Elkwood Matthew Kaufman • Lisa F. Schneider Editors
Rehabilitative Surgery A Comprehensive Text for an Emerging Field
Editors Andrew I. Elkwood Institute for Advanced Reconstruction The Plastic Surgery Center Shrewsbury, NJ USA
Lisa F. Schneider Institute for Advanced Reconstruction The Plastic Surgery Center Shrewsbury, NJ USA
Matthew Kaufman Institute for Advanced Reconstruction The Plastic Surgery Center Shrewsbury, NJ USA
ISBN 978-3-319-41404-1 ISBN 978-3-319-41406-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41406-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936881 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Preface
The paralyzed or severely neurologically impaired patient is one of the greatest challenges in long-term chronic care that we face as clinicians, whether we are occupational therapists or orthopedists or physiatrists or surgeons. Because of the complexity of their treatment and the severity of their injury, these patients may be viewed as a hopeless cause for many physicians, especially surgeons. Optimization of their care – and potentially improvement in quality and length of life – requires a complex and delicate interaction between multiple surgical and medical specialties across disciplines and time. The current state of rehabilitative medicine works to maximize patient function as well as manage the lifelong maintenance required to continue that level of function. Although surgery has always been part of the treatment of the paralyze
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