In the rehabilitation of paraplegics reconstructive and corrective
operations play a not unimportant part. Their chief value lies in
assisting conservative measures as a means of speeding up the
social reintegration of these severely disabled people.
Furthermore, in certain groups of paraplegics, these operations
establish the very basis for a successful rehabilitation. This
applies in the first place to that group of spastic and flaccid
paraplegics where inadequate early treat ment has led to severe
tendon and joint contractures, secondly to that group of
paraplegics who develop para-articular ossification of so far
unexplained aetiology. The complex problems we meet in the
rehabilitation of paraplegics demand exact indications for
reconstructive and corrective operations. To fit them suitably into
the overall-plan of treatment demands proper knowledge of the
neurophysiology of spinal man. In almost twenty years a certain
system of reconstructive and corrective operations has been
developed at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville.
Dr. MICHAELIS, who has acquired considerable experience in the
techniques of this operative and post-operative treatment,
undertook the commen dable task of presenting these in a monograph.
The special value of this publication lies in the description not
only of the successes but also of the failures of operative
treatment. I hope that this monograph will be a valuable help and
guide for all doctors, whose responsible task and goal it is to
achieve the social reintegration of the paraplegic."
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
1964 |
First published: |
1964 |
Authors: |
L.S. Michaelis
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
54 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-540-03182-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Surgery >
Orthopaedics & fractures
|
LSN: |
3-540-03182-0 |
Barcode: |
9783540031826 |
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