The third edition of ‘Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity’ was published this year and is recently in print. New to this edition is a chapter devoted to nerve and tendon transfers. The editors reached out to therapists at Milliken Hand Rehabilitation Center at Washington University to write this chapter given the national recognition this center has for treating patients who have had these procedures. In addition, Miliken’s therapists have spoken on the subject both nationally and globally and published peer-reviewed papers about nerve and tendon transfer rehabilitation.
The Surgeons at Washington University are known globally for their work in advancing peripheral nerve care. Patients come from across the country to be treated here and the surgeons rely on the hand therapists at the Milliken Hand Rehabilitation Center to develop post-operative nerve and tendon transfer rehabilitation treatment plans for the patients to take with them to their local therapists.
Lorna Kahn, PT, CHT, Macy Stonner, OTD, CHT and Anna Miller, MScOT, CHT co-authored this work. They collaborated over many months on both the written and visual content that enables any hand therapist to understand and replicate post-operative treatment programs in their own clinic. The text is a comprehensive, valuable resource for both the therapist and surgeon.
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