Month: June 2010

Born without arms or legs, Nicole Browder, with the help of her
prosthetist, has found a new way to shape her world.

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced net sales of $178.3 million for the quarter that ended March 31, an increase of $9.2 million, or 5.4%, from $169.1 million in the prior year. The $9.2 million, or 5.4%, sales increase was primarily…

Pediatrics offers O&P practitioners an opportunity to mold achild’s life, as well as add a profitable element to businesses.

An investigational expandable endoprosthesis will magnetically lengthen a 9-year-old’s leg and prevent amputation as part of her osteosarcoma treatment. The metal implant, which is awaiting FDA approval in the United States, will avoid the need for five to 10 additional…

Initial experiences with a new prenatal sonographic scoring system show improved prenatal detection of a true clubfoot and a decrease in the false positive rate, according to a recently presented study. The findings were presented by Michael P. Glotzbecker, MD,…

Mimicking the human nervous system for bionic applications could become a reality with the help of a method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to process carbon nanotubes. While these nanostructures have electrical and other properties that make them…

Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD), announced that Carol Sorrels has accepted the position of national director of marketing and communications. With more than 25 years of experience as a national and international media publicist, Sorrels has focused exclusively on the field…

The increased risk of breast cancer associated with a range of common genes is not affected by lifestyle factors including use of hormone replacement therapy, age at birth of first child, obesity and alcohol consumption, according to Ruth Travis, DPhil…