The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has created a new division, the Biological Technologies Office (BTO), to investigate projects incorporating biology, engineering and computer science. The new division expands on the work of DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office (DSO) and…
Year: 2014
ABC seeks nominations for board of directors
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…
ABC seeks nominations for board of directors
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 announces CFO nomination
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 announces CFO nomination
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…
Interface Loads Dependent on Amputation Height in Normal Gait, Falling
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,…
Mississippi Firm Stronger Than the Storms
Rebuilding after hurricanes Camille and Katrina brought positive changes to J.J. Hill Brace and Limb.
Home-based Treadmill Walking Improved Gait Performance Among Transfemoral Amputees
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…
Finite Element Analysis Detects Stress Concentrations for Osseointegration of the Femur
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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