Occupational Therapy in Orthopaedics and Trauma

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