Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics

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dc.contributor.authorRuch, Colinen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1973en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBecause of recent advances in medical technology, patients who have undergone severe trauma or illness are surviving where they would not have in the past. In many instances it is necessary for patients' stay in hospital to be protracted for a number of months until they are sufficiently medically fit for discharge. Many times, before such a patient can return as a productive member of society a programme of intensive rehabilitation is necessary. Amongst the most difficult tasks confronting those responsible for rehabilitating such long stay non-acute patients, is that of rehabilitating a quadriplegic. Quadriplegia, or as it is sometimes referred to, - tetraplegia - is defined as the partial or total loss of motor function in both upper and lower limbs. This thesis deals with some of the problems that are presented by patients who suffer quadriplegia, and with practical engineering solutions to some of these problems. Functional rehabilitation, by augmenting and supplementing the patient's residual ability so that he may most effectively interface with his surroundings, is the chief theme of this work. Particular emphasis is laid on the contribution of the bio-engineer to the efforts of the team of specialists assigned to rehabilitate the quadriplegic. The purpose of this project is two-fold, being directed tov1ard returning as great a degree of independence to the patient as possible, and relieving to some extent the burden placed on the family and those having to tend to the patient's needs.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRuch, C. (1973). <i>Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16351en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRuch, Colin. <i>"Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1973. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16351en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRuch, C. 1973. Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ruch, Colin AB - Because of recent advances in medical technology, patients who have undergone severe trauma or illness are surviving where they would not have in the past. In many instances it is necessary for patients' stay in hospital to be protracted for a number of months until they are sufficiently medically fit for discharge. Many times, before such a patient can return as a productive member of society a programme of intensive rehabilitation is necessary. Amongst the most difficult tasks confronting those responsible for rehabilitating such long stay non-acute patients, is that of rehabilitating a quadriplegic. Quadriplegia, or as it is sometimes referred to, - tetraplegia - is defined as the partial or total loss of motor function in both upper and lower limbs. This thesis deals with some of the problems that are presented by patients who suffer quadriplegia, and with practical engineering solutions to some of these problems. Functional rehabilitation, by augmenting and supplementing the patient's residual ability so that he may most effectively interface with his surroundings, is the chief theme of this work. Particular emphasis is laid on the contribution of the bio-engineer to the efforts of the team of specialists assigned to rehabilitate the quadriplegic. The purpose of this project is two-fold, being directed tov1ard returning as great a degree of independence to the patient as possible, and relieving to some extent the burden placed on the family and those having to tend to the patient's needs. DA - 1973 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1973 T1 - Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics TI - Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16351 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16351
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRuch C. Some engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegics. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1973 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16351en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherBio-engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleSome engineering aspects of the functional rehabilitation of quadriplegicsen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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