Year: 2009

Francois Reibaud honored despite suspected ties to piracy.

The PrimeCare O&P Network’s western scientific symposium attracted attention and attendance from around the globe. Nearly 100 attendees and exhibitors gathered at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City to sample PrimeFare West’s educational offerings presented by some…

  Josh Moran, an engineering major from Jamestown, N.Y., plays sled hockey with the Northeast Passage Wildcats and hopes for a shot at the 2010 Paralympic Games. A few weeks after their Wildcat teammates skied in the NCAA Championships at…

For nearly 15 years, Anthony Zukowski let his amputation get the better of him. Now, he is a five-time Extremity Games medal winner.

By Stephanie Z. Pavlou, ELS

The ability to cope with an amputation is determined by complicated factors, some of which are out of the patient’s control.

At age 7, Jackie Foster’s life changed but did not derail the dreams she had for her career. By Jennifer Hoydicz Jackie Foster developed a love for art at an early age and dabbled in drawing and painting as a…

Clarifying legal rights of patient control over electronic health records (EHRs) could be the key to making the best use of the huge amount of electronic medical information that the stimulus funding will create in the next few years, according…

One amputee seamlessly combines prosthetics with break dancing, and uses his talent to benefit others.

Congenital amputee Jim Loomis continues to amaze his supporters and fans as the drummer for his band, Amplifiers.

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