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Rehabilitation in Complex Fractures of the Limbs

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Complex bone injuries of the extremities are a common cause of pain and disability and are therefore a problem of special interest to rehabilitation medicine specialists. The functional impact and degree of disability inflicted by different trauma vary according to the characteristics of the fractures and concomitant injuries, especially in multiple-trauma patients with soft tissue or neurovascular injuries. In most cases, the indicated therapy is surgery and appropriate postsurgical rehabilitation is fundamental and should be prescribed on an individual basis. The basic goal of rehabilitation is for the patient to recover the greatest possible degree of independence in the shortest possible time, respecting regimens that ensure bone consolidation and tissue repair. The most commonly used rehabilitation techniques in patients with complex fractures, which ensure the best outcomes, are postural treatment, kinesitherapy and occupational therapy.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPaz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid, 28046, Spain

    Hortensia de la Corte-Rodríguez

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, Madrid, 28041, Spain

    Juan Manuel Román-Belmonte & Hortensia de la Corte-García

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPaz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid, 28046, Spain

    E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán

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de la Corte-Rodríguez, H., Román-Belmonte, J.M., Rodríguez-Merchán, E.C., de la Corte-García, H. (2014). Rehabilitation in Complex Fractures of the Limbs. In: Rodríguez-Merchán, E., Rubio-Suárez, J. (eds) Complex Fractures of the Limbs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04441-5_17

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