Hemicorporectomy: A case study from a physical therapy perspective

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 464-468

  Porter Romatowski, Tracy L ^a,b   Deckert, M M Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION STUMP; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY REGIONS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIS CANCER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS; SKIN ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0031923803     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90152-6     Document Type: Article

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