This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by PATERSON, M. C. Articles by BURKE, F. D. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by PATERSON, M. C. Articles by BURKE, F. D. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Psychosocial Consequences of Upper Limb Injury

From the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, UK

Correspondence: Mr F.D. Burke, MB BS, FRCS, The Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, DEI 2QY, UK.

Upper limb surgeons have little in the way of training in the identification or management of the psychological aspects of limb injury. Surgeons in training tend to see their speciality in technical terms, only slowly appreciating that the psychological state of the patient profoundly affects outcome in many cases.

The case report that follows charts the psychological progress of a patient following severe upper limb injury. Surgeons usually view rehabilitation in physical terms. This report emphasizes the psychological aspects of a major limb injury to a policeman (MP) who subsequently studied psychology at PhD level.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 20, No. 6, 776-781 (1995)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(95)80046-8


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?