Month: April 2014

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) is seeking nominees for its board of directors. The positions are for director and public member director. Each position entails a four-year commitment beginning Dec. 1. The deadline for…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC) is seeking nominees for its board of directors. The positions are for director and public member director. Each position entails a four-year commitment beginning Dec. 1. The deadline for…

Ergoresearch Ltd. announced the nomination of Piero Greco as its chief financial officer. Ergoresearch, headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Canada, has a network of corporate and satellite orthotic centers, and holds patents on components used in myoelectric prostheses. The company also…

Ergoresearch Ltd. announced the nomination of Piero Greco as its chief financial officer. Ergoresearch, headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Canada, has a network of corporate and satellite orthotic centers, and holds patents on components used in myoelectric prostheses. The company also…

Unexpected high-impact loading scenarios, such as a fall, pose a risk of possible bone fracture in patients with osseointegrated prostheses. Recent study results published in Clinical Biomechanics demonstrated how interface loads depend on amputation height in normal gait and falling,…

Rebuilding after hurricanes Camille and Katrina brought positive changes to J.J. Hill Brace and Limb.

Home-based treadmill walking effectively improved gait performance among patients with transfemoral amputation, supporting the application of training interventions beyond the initial rehabilitation phase, according to recently published data. “Home-based exercise training offers a potentially feasible strategy to continue the rehabilitation…

When using anatomical finite element models of the femur for different levels of bone resection with an osseointegrated intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis, stress concentrations on the stem/bone interface are seen at the resected, distal end and adjacent to the implant…

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A joint publication has been issued by the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors with guidelines for suppliers providing off-the-shelf orthoses with parallel codes for custom-fitted versions of the same products. As part of the January 2014 Healthcare Common Procedure…