HOUSTON — A new platform, presented at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting, could provide an international, easy-to-use, evidence-based resource consortium for sharing data on the treatment of upper limb absence. “The aim is to determine best clinical…
Day: March 24, 2017
Patients with arthrogryposis may experience functional limitations
HOUSTON — Patients with arthrogryposis may experience foot deformities, gait deviations and functional limitations in gross motor function and in gait in ankle force power generation, according to a presenter at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting, here.…
No significant difference in gait found with use of hinged vs solid AFOs for cerebral palsy
HOUSTON — There are no significant differences in gait or gross mobility between hinged and solid ankle-foot orthoses for patients with cerebral palsy who could walk without an assistive device, according to a study presented at the Association of Children’s…