Month: April 2011

Women with osteoporosis in their hip suffer menopause 2 years earlier than healthy women, according to a study conducted at the University of Granada. Additionally, although further study is required, researchers have found at least three genetic markers associated with…

PARK CITY, UTAH — Robin C. Crandall, MD, Shriners Hospital for Children presented his review of hand transplantations, their successes and complications at the 2011 Association of Children’s Prosthetics-Orthotics Clinics (ACPOC) Annual Meeting. “At first, I thought this was a…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) is seeking nominees for four positions on its board of directors. The open positions are for three directors and one public member director. Each position entails a 4-year commitment…

PARK CITY, UTAH — Robert Gailey Jr., PhD, PT, assistant professor, department of physical therapy, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, was the presidential speaker at the 2011 Association of Children’s Prosthetics-Orthotics Clinics (ACPOC) Annual Meeting. His…

PARK CITY, UTAH — Approximately 10,000 infants are diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) annually. Another 1,200 to 1,500 pre-school aged children are also diagnosed with CP annually in the United States. Melissa Malkush, CP, MSPO, MH Mandelbaum Orthotic and Prosthetic…

Develop an equipment management plan now to avoid problems later.

Use orthoses to teach children to optimize body weight carriage on the
feet.

Frostbite claimed part of all of Michael J. Dowling’s limbs, and
he spent the rest of his life dispelling disability myths.

DJO Global Inc., previously DJO Incorporated, a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, announced that it changed its name in recognition of the completion of key milestones related to the integration of…

Open tibial fractures remain a challenging problem for orthopedic surgeons. The ways in which surgeons approach and treat these fractures are often controversial, according to orthopedic surgeon Jean-Claude D’Alleyrand, MD, of R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in the department of…