Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Health Care Updates

• UK university develops adjustable prosthetic limb

• January 9, 2013
• Researchers at Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom have teamed up with prosthetics and orthotics supplier, Chas A Blatchford & Sons, to create a...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Lifestyle changes decreased complication rates after peripheral intervention

• O&P Business News, February 2013
• Patients with peripheral arterial disease were less likely to have a complication 6 months after treatment for blocked leg arteries if they quit smoking...More »

• Health Care Updates

• New understanding of nerve damage caused by spinal cord injury could improve treatment options

• O&P Business News, February 2013
• A new understanding of the link between the neurologic damage caused by spinal cord injuries (SCI), spontaneous motor function recovery...More »

• Breaking News Perspective

• House averts ‘fiscal cliff,’ forestalls 26.5% Medicare physician payment cut

• January 2, 2013
• The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed bipartisan legislation 257-167 that included a 1-year delay in Medicare physician payment cuts.
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• In the Journals Perspective Video

• Obese patients at increased risk for mortality

• Endocrine Today, January 2013
• Higher grades of obesity are significantly linked to an increased risk for mortality, according to data reported in The Journal of the American Medical...More »

• Clinical News

• Survival Rates for Multiple Traumatic Amputations Improving

• O&P Business News, February 2013
• Improvised explosive devices are the most common cause of injury or death for US soldiers involved with Operation Enduring Freedom. As a result of the...More »

• Hospitals treating Medicaid patients face additional cuts under Affordable Care Act

• December 31, 2012
• Hospitals that provide uncompensated care in states that do not offer expanded Medicaid access may face an additional burden in 2014 as a result of cuts...More »

• Hospitals treating Medicaid patients face additional cuts under Affordable Care Act

• Infectious Disease News, January 2013
• Hospitals that provide uncompensated care in states that do not offer expanded Medicaid access may face an additional burden in 2014 as a result of cuts...More »

• Amputation reduces pain associated with regional pain syndrome

• December 28, 2012
• Amputation positively contributes to the lives of patients with long-standing, therapy-resistant type-I complex regional pain syndrome, according to a...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Undiagnosed diabetes associated with higher mortality in breast cancer

• O&P Business News, February 2013
• Diabetes has been associated with advanced stages of cancer and increased mortality in patients with breast cancer. However, diabetes is often undiagnosed...More »

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