Clinical Pathways

Introduction

Welcome to the clinical pathways section of the Web site. Clinical pathways document potential steps in the diagnosis and treatment of a condition or procedure for individual patients. These are predominantly management tools and are based on clinical information developed in other guidelines or parameters. They are specific to the institution using them. Please read the Clinical Pathways Disclaimer before proceeding.

On the following tables, you will find references related to physical medicine and rehabilitation clinical pathways. To access these references, click on a topic below.

• Acute/Subacute/Long Term/Home Care

• Amputee

• Brain Injuries

• Burns

• Cardiac

• Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

• Clinical Pathways - General

• Diabetes

• Geriatrics

• Joint Prosthesis

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Neurological/Neuromuscular Disorders

• Occupational Injuries

• Orthopedics

• Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Pain

• Rehabilitation

• Spinal Cord Injuries

• Sports Injuries

• Thrombophlebitis/Thrombosis

Abstracts

Abstracts for most of the articles referenced below may be obtained from the MEDLINE Web site.

Copies of Articles

Copies of most of the articles referenced in this database may be obtained for a fee by contacting Nalini Mahajan at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Medical Library www.marianjoylibrary.org, who provided the library services for this project, at telephone (630) 909-7092. Please state that you are calling about the AAPM&R Clinical Pathways Project.

Comments

We would like to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the Clinical Pathways section, please contact Lisa Kaplan at lkaplan@aapmr.org or (847) 737-6000.