Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation 2nd Edition s. Brent Brotzman, M.

Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation



Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Second Edition s. Brent Brotzman, M.D. Kevin E. Wilk, P.T. Assistant Professor Adjunct Assistant Professor Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Programs in Physical Therapy College Station, Texas Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Adjunct Professor National Director Department of Kinesiology Research and Clinical Education Texas A&M-Corpus Christi HealthSouth Rehabilitation Corporation Corpus Christi, Texas Associate Clinical Director HealthSouth Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center Division I Team Physician Birmingham, Alabama Department of Athletics Director of Rehabilitative Research Texas A&M-Corpus Christi American Sports Medicine Institute Corpus Christi, Texas Birmingham, Alabama Sports Medicine Specialist Managing Editor: North Austin Medical Center Kay Daugherty Austin, Texas Memphis, Tennessee ~T~ Mosby An Affiliate of Elsevier Science

~T~ Mosby An Affiliate of Elsevier Science The Curtis Center Independence Square West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDIC REHABILITATION ISBN 0-323-01186-1 Copyright © 2003, 1996 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier's Health Sciences Rights Department in Philadelphia, PA, USA: phone: (+ 1)215 238 7869, fax: (+1)215 238 2239, e-mail: [email protected]. You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier Science home­ page (http://www.elsevier.com). by selecting 'Customer Support' and then 'Obtaining Permissions'. NOTICE Medicine is an ever-changing field. Standard safety precautions must be followed, but as new research and clinical expetience broaden our knowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current product information provided by the manufacturer of each drug to be administered ro verify the recommended dose, the method and duration of administration, and the contraindications. It is the responsibility of the licensed physician, relying on expetience and knowledge of the patient, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient. Neither the publisher nor the editor assumes any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from this publication. THE PuBLISHER Previous edition copyrighted 1996 Library of Congress Cata1oging-in-Publication Data Clinical orthopaedic rehabilitation / editor, S. Brent Brotzman, Kevin E. Wilk.-2nd ed. p.; em. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-323-01186-1 1. People with disabilities-Rehabilitation. 2. Orthopedics. I. Brotzman, S. Brent. II. Wilk, Kevin E. [DNLM: 1. Orthopedics-methods. 2. Rehabilitation-standards. WE 168 CMOS 2002J RD797 .C55 2003 616.7'06515-dc21 2002025099 International Standard Book Number 0-323-01186-1 PIT/QWK Printed in the United States of America Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2