The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded approximately $14 million to Penn State College of Medicine to study the efficacy of an interdisciplinary exercise regime for seniors who have experienced fall-related fractures. The program, consisting of strength training, balance exercises…
Author: Terense Kemp
Study: Females with cerebral palsy require more cautious hamstring lengthening
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Both male and female patients with cerebral palsy can benefit from medial and lateral hamstring lengthening, but more careful use in females is warranted, according to a presenter at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual…
Study: Females with cerebral palsy require more cautious hamstring lengthening
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Both male and female patients with cerebral palsy can benefit from medial and lateral hamstring lengthening, but more careful use in females is warranted, according to a presenter at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual…
Lightweight prostheses, targeted muscle reinnervation could offer better outcomes
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – A new, lightweight powered prosthesis could offer better functional control for young amputees, according to speaker here at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting. “We wanted to do something different,” Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD,…
Lightweight prostheses, targeted muscle reinnervation could offer better outcomes
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – A new, lightweight powered prosthesis could offer better functional control for young amputees, according to speaker here at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting. “We wanted to do something different,” Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD,…
IT dashboard reduces high dose opioid prescriptions among veterans
TORONTO — Researchers at the Desert Pacific Veteran Integrated Service Network of Veterans Affairs have developed an IT dashboard to monitor and manage the number of Veterans treated with high-dose opioids in an effort to reduce their dose and risk…
VIDEO: Presenters discuss prosthetic management for children with fibular, tibial hemimelia
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…
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…