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Care of the combat amputee

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"Written by experts in the military, Veterans Administration, and private sector--with specialty editing by Colonel Paul Pasquina (US Army Medical Corps) and Dr Rory Cooper (VA; University of Pittsburg)--the publication addresses 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. The book will serve as an essential resource for providers involved in amputee care, as well as service members and veterans with major limb amputations."--The publisher.

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"Written by experts in the military, Veterans Administration, and private sector--with specialty editing by Colonel Paul Pasquina (US Army Medical Corps) and Dr Rory Cooper (VA; University of Pittsburg)--the publication addresses 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. The book will serve as an essential resource for providers involved in amputee care, as well as service members and veterans with major limb amputations."--The publisher.

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1. Introduction : developing a system of care for the combat amputee / Rory A. Cooper -- 2. Historical perspectives on the care of service members with limb amputations / Alan J. Hawk -- 3. Department of Veterans Affairs system of care for the polytrauma patient / Michael Pramuka -- 4. Returning to duty after major limb loss and the US military disability system / Maria Mayorga -- 5. Overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs / Nicole M. Keesee -- 6. Vocational rehabilitation of the combat amputee / Michael McCue -- 7. Military and veteran support systems / William Lake -- 8. General surgical principles for the combat casualty with limb loss / Douglas G. Smith -- 9. Special surgical considerations for the combat casualty with limb loss / Douglas G. Smith -- 10. Medical issues in the care of the combat amputee / Paul F. Pasquina -- 11. Pain management among soldiers with amputations / Jack W. Tsao -- 12. Psychiatric intervention with the orthopaedically injured / John C. Bradley -- 13. Rehabilitation of burn casualties / Alan W. Young -- 14. Hearing impairment among soldiers : special considerations for amputees / Stephen A. Fausti -- 15. Traumatic brain injury / Bradley Impink -- 16. Spinal cord injury rehabilitation / Margaret C. Hammond -- 17. Physical therapy for the polytrauma casualty with limb loss / Matthew Scherer -- 18. Occupational therapy for the polytrauma casualty with limb loss / Albert Esquenazi -- 19. Gait analysis and training of people With limb loss / Raul Marin -- 20. Lower limb prosthetics / Joseph A. Miller -- 21. Lower limb prosthetics for sports and recreation / Peter D. Harsch -- 22. Upper limb amputation and prosthetics epidemiology, evidence, and outcomes / Sandra L. Hubbard Winkler -- 23. Upper extremity prosthetics / Kristin Gulick -- 24. Upper limb prosthetics for sports and recreation / Robert Radocy -- 25. Sports and recreation opportunities / Rory A. Cooper -- 26. Assistive devices for service members with disabilities / John J. Coltellaro -- 27. The future of artificial limbs / Todd Kuiken -- 28. Road map for future amputee care research / Rory A. Cooper.