Steven Hsiao Increasingly sophisticated artificial limbs are being developed that allow users a startlingly lifelike range of motion and fine motor control. Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Steven Hsiao, however, is not satisfied that a prosthetic limb simply allows its user to…
Day: September 9, 2010
Splinting Pediatric Wrist Fractures as Effective as Casting
Splinting children’s distal radius fractures was found as effective as casting them in a randomized controlled study of 92 children, aged 5 to 12 years, who had transverse or greenstick fractures with minimal angulation The Canadian investigators who treated 43…
NAAOP Continues to Advocate on Behalf of O&P
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP), through its membership in three coalitions, including the O&P Alliance, responded to the interim final regulations on patient protections. These regulations include rules forbidding the future use by insurance…