Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Health Care Updates

• Wearing an ankle brace does not affect biomechanics of knee

• April 27, 2012
• Wearing a lace-up ankle brace was found to have minimal impact on the biomechanics of the knee, according to research presented at the American Medical...More »

• Business News Perspective

• The O&P Social Network

• O&P Business News, February 2012
• Azad Robert Hasan, CO, president and chief executive officer, Firstcare Orthopaedics, felt the communication level between him and his fellow O&P...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Hector Kay lecturer describes providing orthopedic care to Pacific Rim children

• O&P Business News, June 2012
• BANFF, Canada — Hector Kay lecturer, Ellen M. Raney, MD, chief of staff, Shriners Hospitals for Children, described the challenges of improving the...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Orthopedic surgeons must balance technology and clinical experience when considering amputation

• O&P Business News, June 2012
• BANFF, Canada — The causes of amputation have changed in the past 20 years as vascular disease amputations continue to rise. In 1990, a study...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• Presidential speaker discusses optimizing long term function in patients with cerebral palsy

• O&P Business News, June 2012
• BANFF, Canada — Diane L. Damiano, PhD, PT, chief of functional and applied biomechanics, National Institute of Health, gave her presidential...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Adolescent congenital partial hand amputees fit with electric multi-articulation digit prostheses

• O&P Business News, June 2012
• BANFF, Canada — Traditional assumptions regarding congenital partial hand patients are that they are essentially independent in daily living and...More »

• Cover Story

• New Approaches to Orthotic Management in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• O&P Business News, April 2012
• You may never encounter a pediatric patient with cerebral palsy. If you did, chances are you may find the solution to orthotic treatment already on your...More »

• Orthotics

• Long-term Research, New Genetic and MRI Studies Advance Clubfoot Treatment

• O&P Business News, April 2012
• Treatment for pediatric clubfoot continues to evolve as researchers cultivate long-term outcomes of conservative and surgical care, identify key genes...More »

• Energy Storing Orthosis Improves Functionality After Lower Limb Injury

• March 27, 2012
• The Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO), a custom energy-storing ankle-foot orthosis designed for lower limb extremities that have been salvaged...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Rigid Footplate Shows Advantages Over AFO for Idiopathic Toe Walking

• O&P Business News, May 2012
• ATLANTA — Researchers are still unsure what causes idiopathic toe walking in children, although data has shown that 30% of children who are...More »

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