This book Essentials of Prosthetics and Orthotics with MCQs and Disability Assessment Guidelines is one of the most focused and comprehensive book specially meant for Medical undergraduate and Postgraduates of Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, BPT, BOT, BPOE and other allied Health Professionals. This book has 27 chapters dealing in various types of Prosthesis, Orthosis, Spinal Braces, Footwear Modifications, CAD-CAM, Hand Splints, Mobility Aids, Jaipur Foot, Leprosy, CP, Polio including Disability Guidelines and MCQs to test your skill and knowledge.

A clinical focus with unfolding case studies, stimulating questions, and an outstanding art program of 550 photographs and line illustrations make important concepts easy to understand and apply. You’ll also find a discussion, unique to this text, of the pathology of what necessitates amputations and why you would choose one prosthetic/orthotic over another.

The must-have book for candidates preparing for the oral component of the FRCS (Tr and Orth).

This book consists of two parts: Prosthetics and Orthotics. Over the years there has been rapid development in prostheses and orthoses. Advancement of technology, significant progress in computer components and robotics, and the development of new materials have enabled many people in need to return to useful and practical life. This book provides information for effective clinical decision-making for those working with people who need medical supportive devices. Over two parts, chapters in this volume examine construction methods, applications, and effects of prosthetic and orthotic devices.

Foreword from a Clinical Biomechanist, Applied Physiologist and Prosthetist teaching graduate students in Prosthetics & Orthotics. While there are many books on Biomechanics, arguably the quintessential science of limb prosthetics, none addresses the fundamental principles in sufficient detail and depth to be practically useful to the prosthetist, rehabilitation specialist or researcher. Dr. Pitkin’s monograph is an exemplary collection of theoretical principles from his research and o- ers, presented in its clinical and applied biomechanics form. The textbook provides an excellent overview of the many facets of lower limb prosthetic design and engineering for the ardent clinician researcher and student. The book delves into many of the basic concepts that are required knowledge for the clinician and the scientist to have as the foundation for their work. Dr. Pitkin has an e- quent manner in which he reflects on the history and literature to tell the storied evolution of prosthetic design . He takes the reader on a journey to consider his theories, which have substantive foundations to contemplate. By the end of chapter one, we have the basic h- tory and an appreciation for the rationale behind the “rolling joint ankle” with evidence to support his theoretical views.