Orthopaedic Management in Cerebral Palsy 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 9781898683520 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 412 str.

Helen Meeks Horstmann

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Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 173-4

Comprehensive review of current methods of management and evaluation of the motor disorders of cerebral palsy.

• Features the whole range of orthopaedic surgical procedures with commentary on each
  
• Reviews the current epidemiology in the subject, offering perspective on prevention
  
• Provides tables of gross motor performance to assess the measure of effectiveness of physical therapy
  
• Describes methods of management, including: assistive technology, selective posterior rootlet rhizotomy, Botulinum toxin intramuscular injections and intrathecal Baclofen.