Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Treatment
Fig. 1 Young child reaching for a toy to encourage active reach during an assessment Younger children are often more cooperative if the assessment is presented as a game or…
Fig. 1 Young child reaching for a toy to encourage active reach during an assessment Younger children are often more cooperative if the assessment is presented as a game or…
Fig. 1 Intrauterine Volkmann’s contracture (Copyright Milan Stevanovic) Imaging and Other Diagnostic Studies Planar radiographs are useful to assess fracture healing and alignment as well as any evidence of physeal…
Fig. 1 Schematic illustrations of the neuroanatomy of the elbow relative to the proximal anteromedial (a) and mid anterolateral (b) portals demonstrate the proximity of vital structures. The arthroscopic instruments…
Fig. 1 Green wavy line represents growth plate. Red line outlines the joint capsule Haraldsson described in children two crucial blood vessels that enter the lateral condyle through the posterior…
Fig. 1 Six hours after a self-inflicted stab wound, this child presented with increasing pain and a “popping” sensation with digital motion. Subcutaneous air is seen at the volar wrist…
Fig. 1 (a) AP radiograph depicting incarcerated medial epicondyle fracture in ulnohumeral joint. (b) Lateral radiograph also showing incarcerated fragment Assessment Clinical Presentation Patients presenting with medial epicondyle fractures tend…
General: Is behavior age-appropriate? Is gait normal and age-appropriate? What percentiles are the child’s height and weight? Skin: Does the child have axillary freckling, café au lait spots, or other…
Fig. 1 A nine-year-old female sustained a Monteggia fracture dislocation (plastic deformation of the ulna and radial head dislocation, AP-a and lateral-b). Reduction of the radial head was achieved by…
Fig. 1 Hector strikes Teucer with a jagged rock in the region of his left clavicle Fig. 2 Achilles uses his spear to strike Hector in the region of his…
Classification Subheading Subgroup Category I. Failure of formation A. Transverse arrest 1. Shoulder 2. Arm 3. Elbow 4. Forearm 5. Wrist 6. Carpal 7. Metacarpal 8. Phalanx B. Longitudinal arrest …