Louis Brossard PEL president Gary Mahler named Louis Brossard as the new director of sales for PEL Supply Company. Brossard has more than 17 years experience in the plastics industry, most recently with ThyssenKrupp AIN Plastics where he was…
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Differences in Quality of Life Between Limb-Sparing Surgery and Amputation for Sarcoma Patients
Ronald Barr According to a review, limb-sparing surgery may not provide additional benefit for bone and soft tissue sarcoma patients. The review, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas Are Often Curable – But At What Cost? A Call to Arms…
Gel Liners Crucial to Amputee Skin Care
Gerald Stark Multi-purpose gel liners are the primary suspension choice for the majority of lower limb amputees, according to Gerald Stark, CPO, FAAOP, vice president of product development and education for Fillauer Inc. Stark presented at the American Orthotic…
Give Your Patients the Platinum Customer Service Experience
Merideth McDonald There are no new rules for improving customer service. Merideth McDonald, vice president of The VGM Group in Waterloo, Iowa, does not offer any surprising information when she speaks with business owners all over the country. She…
A Lesson from the Travel Industry Playbook
Look to your favorite industries for marketing ideas and use them in O&P.
Orthocare Innovations Announces New Software Architect
Radu Litiu Orthocare Innovations announced the addition of Radu Litiu, PhD as software architect. Litiu, who will be a resident in Orthocare’s Seattle research facility, is a proven information technology professional, with experience in the telecommunications, system software development,…
Drinking Coffee and Tea Regularly Reduces the Risk of Diabetes
© 2010 iStockphoto.com Drinking more coffee or tea appears to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Rachel Huxley, DPhil, of The George Institute…
First Part of the Long Journey
From diagnosis to the final decision, clinicians play a large role in treating infants born with limb difference.
Physician Who Brought Arthroscopy to North America Dies at 78
Robert W. Jackson, MD, a pioneer of arthroscopy in North America, died Jan. 6. He was 78 years old. Jackson was widely credited with bringing the practice of arthroscopy to North America from Japan, where he traveled with the Canadian…
Congress Allocates $1.6 Million to WPI for Research on Advanced Implantable Neuroprosthetics
An approved Department of Defense appropriations bill has allocated $1.6 million to the Center for Neuroprosthetics and BioMEMS (CNB). The center is part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Bioengineering Institute located in Worcester, Mass. The allocation will fund research on…