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…
Fig. 1 (a, b) Appearance of radial longitudinal deficiency. (a) A 6-month-old boy with bilateral radial longitudinal deficiency. Note associated absence of thumbs, significant radial deviation of wrist, shortened forearm,…