Author: Terense Kemp

    The new titanium-based material features a foam-like structure.   Image: Fraunhofer IFAM The greater the forces tissue bears, the thicker it develops. Those parts of the human skeleton subject to lesser strains tend to have lesser bone density.…

Mario Orsogna, CO, a health care professional with more than 30 years experience in orthotics, has joined the BioDynamic Technologies patient services team. Orsogna also brings particular knowledge and training in fabricating braces for scoliosis for young patients. He received…

    Eric Broekhuizen The University of Michigan Orthotics and Prosthetics Department has added Eric Broekhuizen, CO to its team. Broekhuizen worked for the University of Michigan as an athletic trainer, serving as trainer for the men’s basketball and golf…

Women who survive breast cancer often suffer from functional limitations that affect motion, strength and dexterity, which may adversely affect all-cause and competing-cause survival but not breast cancer survival. Breast cancer survivors who have functional limitations that affect motion, strength,…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) assistant secretary for health, Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, announced the award of more than $14.2 million to develop, implement and test strategies to increase the adoption and dissemination of interventions based…

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of the new headquarters.   Image: Hanger Orthopedic Group Hanger Orthopedic Group recently completed its move to Austin, Texas. Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Opportunity Austin chair Tim Crowley and Hanger chief executive…

The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) recognizes Ohio Willow Wood as a Bronze Sponsor for 2010. The Bronze Sponsorship represents a financial commitment of $10,000 to the ACA for its programs and activities. “Once again, we thank Ohio Willow Wood…

    Gina Vittetoe St. Petersburg Limb & Brace announced that Gina Vittetoe, CP, has joined the practice as a staff prosthetist-orthotist and is now accepting new patients. Prior to joining St. Petersburg Limb & Brace, Vittetoe was a staff…

The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC), recently launched its new website. The update was a 9-month project, completed in collaboration with NSI Partners. According to a press release, the project began with an analysis of what features would be most…

About half of women who require radiation therapy after they have had a mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction develop complications that necessitate a return to the operating room, but pre- or post-mastectomy chemotherapy does not appear to be associated with…