Role of the community orthopaedic surgeon in rehabilitation of the stroke patient.
The purpose of the paper is to describe the role and function of the community orthopaedic surgeon in assisting with the rehabilitation of the stroke patient. Emphasis is on total patient rehabilitation with guidelines to nursing education, splinting, bracing, and selection of appropriate orthopaedic surgical procedures. The different treatment goals of the upper and lower extremity stroke patient is stressed.
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D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*