Clinical observations of three patients fit with powered prostheses

  • May 17, 2012

LEIPZIG, Germany — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is the arrival site for wounded war veterans including the approximate 1,465 amputees due to the global war on terror. The facility has cared for approximately 430 multi-limb amputees. According to Cpt. Bradley Ritland, OCS, DPT, CPT, chief, amputee section physical therapy, WRNMMC, that number is trending upwards.     Cpt.Full Story »

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