Extract
Orthopaedic rehabilitation involves the care of patients with complex
musculoskeletal problems, which are global in nature rather than being limited
to one or two anatomic locations. It is a specialty that combines biomechanics
and biology in a unique manner with an approach that focuses on improving the
functional outcome for individuals with musculoskeletal disability through
operative and nonoperative management.This specialty encompasses patients of all ages, a broad range of anatomic
locations, and a variety of musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Orthopaedic
rehabilitation comprises all of the traditional orthopaedic subspecialties,
including amputation surgery, prosthetic and orthotic management,
neuromuscular diseases, and the variety of other neurologic disorders, with
focus on the musculoskeletal system as a whole as well as on the linkages and
couplings between bones, joints, muscles, and the nervous system.