Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Prosthetics

• Ukrainian Children Receive Prosthetic Limbs

• O&P Business News, November 15, 2007
• In a humanitarian effort to assist the pro-Western, democratically elected government of President Vicktor Yushchenko of Ukraine, Congressman Lincoln...More »

• Legislation

• Congress Returns to Packed Fall Agenda

• O&P Business News, October 1, 2007
• As Congress returns from their August recess, a busy legislative season begins with several NAAOP priorities pending.
  Just prior to leaving for the recess,...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Estimated 15,000 Children Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes Annually

• O&P Business News, August 1, 2007
• Approximately 15,000 children and adolescents in the United States are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and about 3,700 youth are diagnosed with type 2...More »

• Pediatrics

• Walking in Their Shoes: Childhood Obesity Linked to Foot Pain

• O&P Business News, July 15, 2007
• Doctors with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) recently reported treating more overweight and obese children with foot and ankle...More »

• Prosthetics

• Mercy Ships Sets Sail on New Steps Program

• O&P Business News, July 1, 2007
• Founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens, Mercy Ships has been reaching out to international communities in need for almost 30 years. Their mission is to...More »

• Diseases/Conditions Cover Story

• Management of Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency

• O&P Business News, April 15, 2007
• Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) is the third most common congenital length deformity of the lower extremity. According to Applied Radiology...More »

• Uncovering Gait Deviations

• December 15, 2006
• Restoring a patient’s ability to perform everyday activities only begins with the fitting of the prosthesis. For lower limb amputees, gait analysis and...More »

• CAD/CAM Technology in the O&P Industry

• August 1, 2006
• With the exponential advances in technology during the past several decades, the use of computers has permeated everyday life in myriad ways and continues...More »

• Managing Infant Brachial Plexus Palsy

• May 15, 2006
• Obstetrical brachial plexus paralysis (OBPP) is an injury to all or a part of the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that provides movement and feeling...More »

• Causes and Effects of Amniotic Band Syndrome

• January 15, 2006
• Amniotic banding occurs during fetal development, when the amniotic sac ruptures and its fibrous bands of tissue surround and constrict the limbs and...More »

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