TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hand Rehabilitation A1 - Armstrong, Cindy Johnson A2 - Mitra, Raj PY - 2019 T2 - Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine AB - THE HISTORY OF HAND THERAPY AND HAND rehabilitation began during World War II when the Surgeon General, Major General Norman T. Kirk, determined that severe hand injuries and surgeries were worthy of specialized treatment. This led to the development of nine “hand centers” in select military hospitals across the country where officers trained in plastic, orthopedic, and neurologic surgery were designated to repair wounded hands. These surgeons realized that postoperative therapy was as critical to recovery and socioeconomic well-being as the surgery itself and worked closely with therapists to develop specialized protocols and technical manuals to manage this patient population. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182778682 ER -