Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Post-Mastectomy

• Rate of breast reconstruction increased after women’s health law enacted

• May 7, 2013
• More breast cancer patients underwent reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy following enactment of the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act in January...More »

• O and P Up Close

• Oceans of Hope: Caring for Women

• O&P Business News, May 2013
• Oceans of Hope is an unassuming little mastectomy boutique tucked into a nondescript building on the edge of a medical complex in Toms River, NJ. Not far...More »

• Swift international response investigation underway for H7N9 outbreak

• April 24, 2013
• Kathy Neuzil, MD, MPH, highlights the new influenza strain, A H7N9, adding that as a global influenza community "we are better prepared for this then we ......More »

• Health Care Updates

• NAS releases prepayment review of external breast prostheses

• February 14, 2013
• Noridian Administrative Services (NAS) LLC, the Jurisdiction D Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC)...More »

• Thomas P Sculco MD Investigator Insights at CCJR Winter Meeting

• December 19, 2012
• Thomas P. Sculco, MD, speaks with Orthopedics Today about his presentation at CCJR Winter Meeting titled, "New Technologies: Can We Afford Them?"...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Mortality risk increased in women with breast cancer, diabetes

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• Although there is evidence that diabetes is associated with a small increased risk of breast cancer, women with breast cancer and diabetes have an...More »

• Health Care Updates

• Mortality risk increased in women with breast cancer, diabetes

• September 20, 2012
• Although there is evidence that diabetes is associated with a small increased risk of breast cancer, women with breast cancer and diabetes have an...More »

• Cover Story Perspective

• A New Look at Breast Prostheses

• O&P Business News, September 2012
• After a woman has undergone a mastectomy, she may wrongly assume that a breast reconstruction or generic, off-the-shelf breast forms are the only options...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Speaker offers solutions for fitting challenging post-mastectomy patients

• O&P Business News, October 2012
• BOSTON – Fitting patients with off-the-shelf breast prostheses can be difficult, especially if the patient has had a radical mastectomy, lumpectomy...More »

• Clinical News

• 3-D Scanning Simplifies Creation of Breast Prostheses

• O&P Business News, March 2012
• For patients who have recently undergone a mastectomy, reconstructive options can seem overwhelming and confusing. While custom breast prostheses provide...More »

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