Month: November 2010

Results from a Swedish study involving more than 1 million women showed that women aged 40 to 49 years who underwent mammography were less likely to die of breast cancer compared with women who were not screened. Håkan Jonsson, PhD,…

Landsman Richard Stout was honored for his sacrifice and service.

Adults with childhood-onset disorders are in danger of slipping through the health care system’s cracks, according to Laura L. Tosi, MD, principal investigator for the Children’s Research Institute at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C.     Laura L.…

Communities of interest come together for the first time to determine
ways to enhance pedorthic education and accreditation.

Understand the factors to appropriately and efficiently treat children
with Blount’s Disease.

The ultimate goal of prosthetic device designers is to precisely replicate the construction, function and feel of a natural limb. The interface design — uniting together device with residual limb — plays an integral role in that ability. Experts and…

    Jeff Collins Knit-Rite Inc. and Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. each announced via respective company press releases that Knit-Rite’s distribution business has been sold to Cascade Orthopedic Supply Inc. “For decades Knit-Rite has served the O&P profession in two…

    Ezra Frech   Born with a congenital anomaly that resulted in the amputation of his left leg and the relocation of his toe to his hand to serve as a thumb, Ezra Frech, at the age of 5,…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced net sales of $206.7 million for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, an increase of $14.5 million from $192.3 million in the prior year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes relocation of the company’s…