NEW ORLEANS —An integrated team approach led by Fred Lerche, PT, CPed, administrative director of the Outpatient Rehab Services and Orthotics and Prosthetics Program at Meyer Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital, combines health care workers in O&P with those from physical…
Day: February 27, 2015
Bionic reconstruction restores hand function in three patients
Bionic reconstruction has restored hand function to three patients with brachial plexus injuries including lower root avulsions, according to study results published in The Lancet. Oskar C. Aszmann, MD, PhD, and colleagues report bionic reconstruction – a combined technique of…
One Step Forward: A Look at Wound Care and the Surrounding Issues
Prosthetic advances have pushed O&P ahead, but certain factors after amputation could leave amputees a few steps back.