THE SURGICAL REHABILITATION OF THE CORONARY CRIPPLE
Authors: S A THOMPSON, M J RAISBECK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Article1 December 1949THE SURGICAL REHABILITATION OF THE CORONARY CRIPPLESAMUEL ALCOTT THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.S., MILTON J. RAISBECK, M.D., F.A.C.P.SAMUEL ALCOTT THOMPSON, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this author, MILTON J. RAISBECK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-6-1010 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRehabilitation is being emphasized more and more in the treatment of disabled patients. The National Council on Rehabilitation has proposed the following definition of rehabilitation: "the restoration of the handicapped to the fullest physical, mental, social, vocational and economic usefulness of which they are capable."1In general there are six groups2of the handicapped who need rehabilitation. They are: (1) the blind, (2) the deaf, (3) the neuropsychotic, (4) the tuberculous, (5) the orthopedic and, (6) the cardiacs. It is the purpose of this article to present our experience in the surgical rehabilitation of those cardiac patients who are crippled...Bibliography1. Report of The Baruch Committee on Physical Medicine, April 1944. Google Scholar2. DEAVER GG: Functional education in rehabilitation, Surg. Clin. North Am., 1945, 374-381. Google Scholar3. Institute of Life Insurance, New York City. Google Scholar4. THOMPSON SA: Development of cardiopericardial adhesions following the use of talc, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1939, xl, 260. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BURCHELL HB: Adjustment in coronary circulation after experimental coronary occlusion, Arch. Int. Med., 1940, lxv, 240. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. LICHTMANMCDONALDDIXONMANN ALJRCFFC: Talc granuloma, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1946, lxxxiii, 531. Google Scholar7. THOMPSON SA: An operation for the relief of coronary artery disease, Quart. Bull. Sea View Hosp., January 1940. Google Scholar8. THOMPSONRAISBECK SAMJ: Cardiopericardiopexy; the surgical treatment of coronary arterial disease by the establishment of adhesive pericarditis, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvi, 495-520. Google Scholar9. BECK CS: Further data on the establishment of a new blood supply to the heart by operation, Jr. Thorac. Surg., 1936, v, 604. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. O'SHAUGHNESSY L: Surgical treatment of cardiac ischemia, Lancet, 1937, i, 185. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication August 19, 1948.From the Thoracic Surgical and the Cardiology Service of the New York Medical College, Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCardiac deterioration replacing cardiac pain after surgery to revascularize the heartCoronary collateral circulationSurgical procedures to revascularize the heartDie Coronarerkrankungen. Coronarinsuffizienz, Angina pectoris und HerzinfarktDie operative Behandlung der Durchblutungsstörungen des HerzmuskelsCoronary endarterectomyA METHOD OF SUPPLEMENTING THE CORONARY CIRCULATION BY A JEJUNAL PEDICLE GRAFTFOURTEEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH CARDIOPEXY IN THE TREATMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASETreatment of Angina PectorisCardio-pericardiopexy for the treatment of coronary artery diseaseEXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR DETECTION OF CHANGES OF BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEARTCARDIOSTATHORRHAPHY—SPLINTING THE FLACCID MYOCARDIUM OF CORONARY OCCLUSION BY SURGICAL PROCEDURESA Surgical Rehabilitation for the Coronary Cripple 1 December 1949Volume 31, Issue 6Page: 1010-1018KeywordsCardiac rehabilitationOrthopedicsPatients ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...