Month: April 2011

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Foot ulcers and diabetic neuropathy are two conditions that can eventually lead to lower extremity amputation, but also can be caught early. With the right preventive measures, the risk of amputation can be lessened. The Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program…

RENO, Nev. — A fourth rocker, also known as the toe rocker, was introduced in the second edition of Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function, by Jacquelin Perry, MD, ScD and Judith Burnfield, PhD, PT, director, Institute for Rehabilitation Science…

After more than 26 years in a wheelchair, Harry Shaw gets back on his
feet to ultimately get back in the air.

The need for a textbook specific to the injuries that orthopedic surgeons encounter in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflict has been fulfilled in the new 352-page book, Combat Orthopedic Surgery: Lessons Learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, edited by Brett D.…

According to a National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) press release, the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, was reintroduced to the House of Representatives. Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), ranking member of the House Veterans…

Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. announced net sales of $226.5 million for the quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2010, an increase of $21.4 million, or 10.4%, from $205.1 million in 2009. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, which excludes the cost to…

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According to data from the Vital and Health Statistics, Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures, and accounting for the increase in population since 1996, it is estimated that 1.27 million Americans live with lower-limb amputation. Of those 1.27 million, more than 618,000…

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) Inc. announced that Don Katz, CO, LO, FAAOP, has been awarded the organization’s second Tamarack Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Orthotic Science and Practice.     Don Katz Katz has been…