Orthopedic Diseases and Traumatology: Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation
- ISBN978-3-7258-0941-7 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-7258-0942-4 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Orthopedic Diseases and Traumatology: Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation that was published in
The surgical therapy of orthopaedic diseases and injuries is subject to permanent change. The development of novel techniques and the establishment of patient-friendly, often minimally invasive procedures has altered many treatment algorithms. Significant clinical success is being achieved in increasingly targeted, individualised therapy approaches. Moreover, post-operative treatment and rehabilitation are similarly undergoing a great change. Patient-related outcome measures are increasingly affecting post-operative rehabilitation courses, providing cause for an evidence-based rehabilitation protocol. Due to the growing awareness of evidence-based post-operative treatments, long off-loading phases and functional impairments are increasingly giving way to early functional therapy, reducing treatment times and minimizing socio-economic costs.
- Hardback