Year: 2010

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…

The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists has updated the O&P Licensure Toolkit on its website. The O&P Licensure Toolkit is a comprehensive guide that provides a blueprint for state O&P licensure initiatives. The Academy endorses state licensure of orthotists…

University of Minnesota Medical School and Minneapolis Veterans Affair Medical Center researchers have discovered a correlation between increased circuit activity in the right side of the brain and the debilitating, involuntary flashbacks triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ability…

Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich recently presented the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation with a $1,500 check to assist with the Foundation’s charitable efforts at its prosthetic clinic in Haiti. Haitian Ministries also gave the Foundation a Tree…

      Images: OPAF Throughout September and October, OPAF has hosted events in New York, California, Illinois and Maryland. McKeever’s First Ride, held on September 12 and sponsored by Touch Bionics, Engineered Silicone Products, LLC and Prosthetic Orthotic Associates…

Older adults who survived severe sepsis were more likely to develop substantial cognitive impairment and functional disability, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Although severe sepsis is the most common non-cardiac cause of critical…

John G. Craig, CPO/LPO, FAAOP, FISPO, recently brought his prosthetic and orthotic expertise to Brownwood, Texas, where he opened “AA” Prosthetic Services Inc. In this area of the state, O&P services previously were available only part-time or by traveling 75…