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  Titanium Coating Speeds Osseointegration A team of researchers developed a coating for titanium implants that accelerated implantation into the bone tissue after osseointegration surgery. Scientists from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and St.
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  Integrum Partnering for Implant Infection Research Garwood Medical Devices, Buffalo, New York, signed a memorandum of understanding with Integrum AB, Mölndal, Sweden, to explore a collaboration aimed at expanding treatment indications for Integrum's Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation...
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  Residual Limb Volume Unaffected by Time of Day A study measuring residual limb volume fluctuations in people with transfemoral amputations found volume increases following prosthesis removal and physical activity, but no differences between measures collected in the morning and in the afternoo...
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  Artificial Skin That Bruises Could Help Prostheses Sense Injury Researchers developed an artificial skin that senses force through ionic signals and changes color to provide a visual cue that damage has occurred, which they think will provide new opportunities for detecting damage in prosthetic devices. Electr...
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  Academy Announces Executive Leadership Transition The American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) announced that Executive Director Chellie Hollis Blondes...
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  Allard Names District Manager Allard USA, Rockaway, New Jersey, named Tamra Averill, PT, as their new Great Lakes district manager. Averill has over 25 years of experience as a physical therapist, clinical consultant, and educator. She has worked the last 14 years with Acceler...
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  PrimeFare Central Calls for Abstracts PrimeCare Management Services, Germantown, Tennessee, has called for abstracts for its PrimeFare Central Scientific Symposium being held August 13-14 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The deadline for submissions is May 24. To be considered as a prosthetics, or...
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  Good Mental Health Crucial for Successful Rehab Veterans with combat-related amputations experience numerous challenges, yet few studies have examined patient-reported outcomes, including physical functional status, mental health screening status, and quality of life (QOL), or the relationship...