Care of the Combat Amputee

Borden Institute (2009)

" addresses all aspects of combat amputee care ranging from surgical techniques to long-term care, polytrauma and comorbidities such as traumatic brain injury and burns, pain management, psychological issues, physical and occupational therapy, VA benefits, prosthetics and adaptive technologies, sports and recreational opportunities, and return to duty and vocational rehabilitation. Written by experts in the military, Veterans Administration, and private sector, the book provides a significant update to the field of rehabilitation, with comprehensive coverage of emerging approaches, techniques, and technologies for amputee care "

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Front Matter

1. Introduction: Developing a System of Care for the Combat Amputee
2. Historical Perspectives on the Care of Service Members With Limb Amputations
3. Department of Veterans Affairs System of Care for the Polytrauma Patient
4. Returning to Duty After Major Limb Loss and the U.S. Military Disability System
5. Overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs
6. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Combat Amputee
7. Military and Veteran Support Systems
8. General Surgical Principles for the Combat Casualty With Limb Loss
9. Special Surgical Considerations for the Combat Casualty With Limb Loss
10. Medical Issues in the Care of the Combat Amputee
11. Pain Management Among Soldiers With Amputations
12. Psychiatric Intervention with the Orthopaedically Injured
13. Rehabilitation of Burn Casualties
14. Hearing Impairment Among Soldiers: Special Considerations for Amputees
15. Traumatic Brain Injury
16. Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
17. Physical Therapy for the Polytrauma Casualty With Limb Loss
18. Occupational Therapy for the Polytrauma Casualty With Limb Loss
19. Gait Analysis and Training of People with Limb Loss
20. Lower Limb Prosthetics
21. Lower Limb Prosthetics for Sports and Recreation
22. Upper Limb Amputation and Prosthetics Epidemiology, Evidence, and Outcomes
23. Upper Extremity Prosthetics
24. Upper Limb Prosthetics for Sports and Recreation
25. Sports and Recreation Opportunities
26. Assistive Devices for Service Members With Disabilities
27. The Future of Artificial Limbs
28. Road Map for Future Amputee Care Research

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Index