Patients with heel spurs felt less pain during follow-up after receiving a standard dose of radiation therapy compared with a low dose, according to a study. Researchers randomly assigned 29 patients with painful heel spurs to receive standard-dose radiation therapy…
Author: Terense Kemp
DJO, University of Utah develop implant prosthesis for transfemoral amputees
DJO Global Inc.’s business unit, DJO Surgical, signed a license agreement with the University of Utah that will enable DJO Surgical to develop percutaneous osseointegrated prostheses for transfemoral amputees, according to a press release. Developed by Roy Bloebaum, PhD, a…
NEOPS gets investment boost
New England Orthotic and Prosthetic System’s (NEOPS) has announced partnership with Summer Street Capital II, LP. Ronald J. Manganiello, current board member of the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association and formerly Hanger Orthopedic Group chairman and chief executive officer, will…
ACPOC calls for papers for annual meeting
Professionals interested in pediatric O&P are invited to submit abstracts and papers for the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinic’s 2013 annual meeting in Buckhead, Atlanta, according to a press release. Topics of interest for symposia and instructional course development include:…
High dose vitamin D prevented hip fracture nonvertebral fracture
Patients aged 65 years or older who underwent high-dose vitamin D supplementation intake experienced improved prevention of hip fracture and any nonvertebral fractures, according to a study. Using 11 double-blind, randomized, controlled trials of oral vitamin D supplementation, researchers pooled…
Hanger Clinic welcomes new employees
Several new clinicians have joined Hanger Clinic patient care clinics in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Utah, according to a press release. Theodore Barlow, CPed, received his pedorthic education from Northwestern University and his bachelor’s degree from…
Time to injury influenced by gender, sport in varsity athletes
Among male and female athletes, gender and type of sport heavily influenced time to injury whereas performance measures were not found to be significant predictors, according to a study. Forty female and 46 male varsity athletes in basketball, volleyball and…
Prosthetic limbs inadequate for farmer, rancher use
Farmers and ranchers require more durable, affordable and adaptable prosthetics to facilitate them in their work, according to a recent study published in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. Craig Heckathorne, MSc, research engineer at Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center, and colleagues…
College Park donates prosthetic feet
College Park has donated prosthetic feet to Step by Step Missions in Tanzania, Africa, to benefit child amputees, according to a press release. Step by Step Missions was founded to provide prosthetic care to albino children in Tanzania whose legs…
Andy Schmitz joins OPGA
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America welcomed Andy Schmitz as member development coordinator, a newly created position. Andy Schmitz A graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with a degree in business administration, Schmitz will oversee membership…