Day: July 1, 2010

Several factors affect patients’ likelihood to choose breastreconstruction following mastectomy.

Overtime, electronic medical record (EMR) systems have unfortunately become incorrectly identified with paperless systems. In a presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Emily Brand, BA, a medical student at the University of Louisville…

Following his brave military service, Luther Skaggs Jr. gained
notoriety within his small community and across the country.

The orthotic and prosthetic community lost a gentle giant on May 6 at the age of 89. Ben Moss was an O&P pioneer and had been actively involved in the profession since purchasing Florida Brace Corporation from Eugene Jewett, MD…

A Rush University Medical Center study has found that flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knee joints than clogs or specially designed walking shoes. The amount of loading force on the knee joints is a key…

At the age of 16 years, a tumor began an assault on Brandon
Burke’s active lifestyle. Now 18, he is back on the snow with no regrets.

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A recently completed study by Frost & Sullivan, a growth strategy development company, explored the critical market drivers, challenges and technological trends that impact U.S. brace and support markets today. The study divided the breakdown of revenues for total brace…

An experimental exoskeleton device has given 12 paraplegics enrolled in a clinical trial the opportunity to independently stand and walk. The ReWalk, a user-controlled, wearable, motorized suit, allows patients with severe spinal cord injuries to stand and walk with the…

The Ponseti method, a conservative alternative to surgery for clubfoot deformity patients, has a success rate of 95.8% for patients 12 months and older, according to a new study presented by Armando Torres-Gomez, MD,ABC Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico at…