Day: May 1, 2011

ORLANDO, Fla. — Slightly tuning the tibial alignment in an ankle foot orthosis-footwear combination (AFO-FC) changed a patient’s overall outcome, according to a paper presented by Stefania Fatone, PhD, BPO (Hons), from Northwestern University, at the 2011 Annual Meeting of…

Relationships in O&P are ongoing and long-term. Give yourself the
chance to go above and beyond by letting your patients know your rules of
service.

Funded by the Department of Defense, the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) has pooled the resources of more than 60 trauma centers throughout the United States for an extensive partnership aimed to improve care for service members injured on…

ORLANDO, Fla. — Through her research with transtibial amputees, Joan E. Sanders, PhD, determined that limb fluid volume is specific to each patient and that practitioners should not assume that adding a sock would decrease this volume. Sanders closely monitored…

Function, psychological adjustment and quality of life after primary amputation or limb reconstruction in patients with severe fibular deficiency are both comparable and within normal limits for a healthy population, according to a recently presented study.     AP radiograph…

Though his path did not originally veer toward pedorthics, Irvin
Jenkins, CPed, says he loves what he does every day.

Navy Electrician’s Mate Third Class Edward Gisburne lost his leg
in a battle in Mexico, yet volunteered for World Wars I and II.

In early February, the ambulance service American Medical Response of Connecticut (AMR) settled a case with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding a former AMR employee who was fired for posting derogatory remarks about her boss on her personal…

After a harrowing experience in the frozen wilderness that cost her
legs, one woman learned to press forward through obstacles.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Stance control orthoses (SCOs) improved walking velocity in patients; however, the device may not affect overall energy expenditure, according to a study by Priya Davis, BPO (Hons).     Priya Davis Davis presented these findings as part…