Year: 2011

Technological advancements have freed up time for documentation andinformation gathering.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Osteoarthritis of the hip in patients with Down syndrome can be effectively treated with total hip arthroplasty (THA), according to an orthopedic investigator.     John J. Callaghan “If you look at the literature, somewhere between 8%…

The Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) is establishing international service initiatives with other countries where NUPOC graduates can volunteer their O&P expertise, augment their clinical proficiency and improve the lives of under-resourced populations of people who live with physical disability.…

Acknowledging the need for a greater understanding of heterotopic ossification (HO), the Department of Defense awarded Carnegie Mellon University’s Bone Tissue Engineering Center a 3-year, $2.9 million research grant that is aimed at developing a therapy for the prevention of…

Researchers at the University of Maryland created a computational model of a swimming fish by using the central nervous system of a lamprey. In order to understand how internal and external forces affect locomotion, researchers studied and simulated how a…

Add-on products and services offer benefits to both business owners and patients.

Quentin Durward Corley invented his own prosthesis to reclaim his lifefollowing a train accident.

Both aesthetically and functionally, Kaylene Kau’s prosthetic design is nothing like the human arm — for one thing, it is long, conical and stark white. The device’s interlocking concave segments allow it to curl in toward the body, then straighten…

Research suggests that these devices, which date before 600 B.C., aided in walking.

A new report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA) provided a review of the global prosthetics industry, market trends, product innovations, industry activity and profiles of market organizations. “Orthopedic Prosthetics: A Global Strategic Business Report,” projected that the global orthopedic prosthetics…