CLEARWATER, FLA. — Amanda Brown, CPO, LPO, orthotist/prosthetist at Texas Rite Scottish Hospital for Children in Dallas and Kelly Jeans, MS, lab manager and senior biomechanist at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, discuss prosthetic management for children…
Month: May 2015
Surgical capping proves safe, efficient for treatment of bony overgrowth
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Autologous osteocartilaginous capping using the proximal fibula is a safe technique for the management of long bone overgrowth in children with congenital and acquired pediatric amputation, according to data presented at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic…
Surgical capping proves safe, efficient for treatment of bony overgrowth
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Autologous osteocartilaginous capping using the proximal fibula is a safe technique for the management of long bone overgrowth in children with congenital and acquired pediatric amputation, according to data presented at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic…
Study compares prosthetic levels, oxygen consumption in children with PFFD
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – A speaker at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting compared the impact different prosthetic levels have on children with proximal focal femoral deficiency. Proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD) is a congenital deficiency of the…
Study compares prosthetic levels, oxygen consumption in children with PFFD
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – A speaker at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting compared the impact different prosthetic levels have on children with proximal focal femoral deficiency. Proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD) is a congenital deficiency of the…
ACPOC National Meeting opens with welcome session, awards
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting began here with the presentation of the New Investigator Research Award. Natasha Casimir, PT, MS, DPT, physical therapist at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa, Fla., was honored…
ACPOC National Meeting opens with welcome session, awards
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting began here with the presentation of the New Investigator Research Award. Natasha Casimir, PT, MS, DPT, physical therapist at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa, Fla., was honored…
Myomo Inc. raises $5 million in additional capital to fund innovation, growth
Cambridge, Mass.-based medical device company Myomo, Inc. has announced the closing of its Series B-1 preferred share offering, which raised a total of $5 million from existing investors. Mountain Group Capital, a venture firm focused on medical devices and technology…
Device could allow prosthetic hands to feel sensations
A team of engineers and researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is working to create upper limb prostheses with sensory feedback that will allow amputees to feel hot and cold and the sense of touch through their prosthetic hands.…
DAV introduces framework to reform health care for veterans
Disabled American Veterans has proposed a new four-part framework for reforming the Veterans Affairs health care system. Joseph Violante, National Legislative Director for Disabled American Veterans (DAV) presented the framework as he testified for the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. “The…