Concentrates on the work of prostheticians. This book presents a range of ethical and medico-legal issues for rehabilitation professionals in the supply and withdrawal of prostheses and assistive technology for people with limb loss or deformity.
Tribology has been central to the development of this field of engineering and this work brings together the work on hip and knee replacement prostheses.
Focusing on the lower extremities and spine, this text presents a problem-solving approach to the evaluation and prescription of prosthetics and orthotics in physical therapy interventions. It presents the developments in materials and fabrications, an analysis of gait deviations and interventions, psychosocial issues, and biomechanics.