GLASGOW — In children with unilateral clubfoot, the involved foot and leg will be approximately 10% smaller than the uninvolved leg and foot, and that percent difference does not seem to change significantly with growth and development, according to the…
Author: Terense Kemp
Serial Debridement Appropriate for War-Wounded Amputation Patients
Jowan Penn-Barwell GLASGOW – A British military trauma surgeon presented findings here that support the current practice for the management of unsalvageable war-wounded lower limbs. The current practice involves maximizing residual limb length through serial debridement rather than…
BOC Committee Builds Model Licensure Act
The Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) has developed a model state licensure act, according to a press release. The model legislation was developed by BOC’s licensure/legislation committee with assistance from Terry Supan, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, FISPO. BOC used the Georgia…
NUPOC Moves to New Location
The Northwestern University Prosthetics/Orthotics Center (NUPOC) has a new address in a historic, Chicago landmark, according to a press release. The new facility is custom-designed and houses the prosthetics/orthotics education program, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)…
Ossur and Hely & Weber Enter Distribution Agreement
Ossur recently announced a new strategic alliance with Hely & Weber, a supplier of braces and supports. Beginning Sept. 1, Ossur will participate in an agreement to distribute Hely & Weber’s line of soft goods through Ossur’s Group Purchasing Organization…
Disclose Medical Mistakes to Gain and Maintain Patient Trust
Health care organizations should disclose medical mistakes that affect multiple patients even if patients were not harmed by the event, according to an AHRQ-funded research paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Medical mistakes that affect multiple patients,…
Otto Bock HealthCare and Leckey Announce Additional Partnership
Otto Bock HealthCare announced a new partnership with James Leckey Design. As of Nov.1 Otto Bock will be the exclusive distributor for Leckey products in the United States and Canada. “Both companies have a strong commitment to the clinical needs…
CAF Holds Second Annual Rock on the Green Event
The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is set for its second annual Club One Fitness Rock on the Green (ROTG), presented by Barney & Barney and Matrix. ROTG is a fitness event to be held on Sept.11 in San Francisco’s Marina…
Research Team Works to Decode Physical Sensations for Prosthetic Development
Steven Hsiao Increasingly sophisticated artificial limbs are being developed that allow users a startlingly lifelike range of motion and fine motor control. Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Steven Hsiao, however, is not satisfied that a prosthetic limb simply allows its user to…
Splinting Pediatric Wrist Fractures as Effective as Casting
Splinting children’s distal radius fractures was found as effective as casting them in a randomized controlled study of 92 children, aged 5 to 12 years, who had transverse or greenstick fractures with minimal angulation The Canadian investigators who treated 43…