Hand Function A Practical Guide to Assessment
This practical guide aids clinicians in distinguishing the different dimensions of hand function such as impairment, disability, and handicap. New and updated chapters discuss cerebral palsy, sports injuries, robotics, and assistive technologies. Extensiv
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Hand Function
Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz Editor
Hand Function A Practical Guide to Assessment Second Edition
Editor Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rheumatology Division, Marmara University Medical School Istanbul Turkey
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To my excellent mother, Servet, and wonderful father, Talat, my heartfelt thanks infinitely for your never-ending love, support, and selfless help. I am incredibly thankful to my wife, Evrim, and my son, Mustafa Can, for their lovely distinguished support.
Preface from 1st Edition
The hand is extremely involved in our daily lives because of its vital and sophisticated functional role. With the growing expectation in society of a life without disability and handicap, hand function has become increasingly important over the past decades. The accurate assessment of hand function is very important for establishing strategies to maximize functional potential and evaluating treatment and the progress of disease. The evaluation of hand function is of critical importance in determining the extent of functional loss in patients with many rheumatic and neurologic diseases and traumatic injuries and in assessing the outcome of some surgical and rehabilitative procedures. Thus, the clinical assessment of hand function remains complex and controversial. This book of practical information will be very useful in physicians’ and in healthcare professionals’ daily practice. There are four main sections in this book: Basic principles of hand function, hand function
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