Technology Convergence
Orthotic devices are blurring the line between orthotics and prosthetics. Photograph of C-Brace Orthotronic Mobility System user courtesy of Ottobock....
Orthotic devices are blurring the line between orthotics and prosthetics. Photograph of C-Brace Orthotronic Mobility System user courtesy of Ottobock....
How do you measure the quality of the prosthetic or orthotic devices you provide to your patients? Many practitioners say...
International Group Collecting Data On Multiarticulating Hands After three years and six meetings on two continents, the Strategic Consortium for...
When working with the elderly patient population, prosthetists generally see two types of people: those who have become amputees during...
As with any intricate piece of equipment with many moving parts, the human foot is subject to a wide array...
The Achilles leg built at the University of Arizona. Photographs courtesy of the University of Arizona. Developing O&P devices that...
In the last decade or so, the O&P industry has been buffeted by the same winds of rising costs and...
A giggle a day helps keep stress at bay. An orthotist walks into a bar and orders a bracing drink.The...
At the age of 21, swimmer Elizabeth Stone is looking forward to competing in her third Paralympic Games in London...
The clinical trial participant’s prosthesis. Photographs by Evan Lewis courtesy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The second...
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