Polydactyly (Preaxial and Postaxial) Pertinent Anatomy and Classifications Polydactyly can be divided based on the region of the hand involved into preaxial (radial), central, and postaxial (ulnar)—with variants on these…
Acknowledgments Photo credits: Naomi Polatsek Introduction Hand motor skill development begins early in utero with spontaneous movements and is fully completed during adolescence with the mastery of fine motor skills…
Among the more challenging pediatric hand presentations are upper limb deficiencies. These can result from congenital or acquired causes. Each of these deficiencies brings its own unique challenges, which will…
Introduction Someone’s first-ever sip of coffee is often an unpleasant experience that renders them pondering how they could ever learn to like such a foul-flavored drink. Similarly, many health professionals’…
Pertinent Anatomy and Classifications Fine motor function of the hand is based on independent digital motion. Supple web spaces facilitate digital abduction, flexion, and extension for activities of daily living….
Physical examination of the upper extremity in the pediatric client includes the same components pertinent to the adult population. However, methods of assessment must be tailored to the developmental level…
Introduction Upper extremity capabilities of varied prehension, reach, object transport, and sensing can challenge the measurement of outcomes in therapy. The growth and development in children along with differential opportunities…
• Important interactions between the infant and the ventilator occur routinely during invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation. Some of these interactions can have significant effects on ventilation and gas exchange…
• The settings during conventional ventilation and oxygen supplementation require frequent adjustments to adapt to the changing needs of the preterm infant. • Because of the premature infant’s respiratory instability…
• The postnatal lung contains populations of stem cells with the capacity to reconstitute the lung following injury. • Prematurity and its antecedent factors may alter lung stem cell programming…
