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Custom-fitted carbon fiber AFOs are commonly prescribed for foot drop and transmetatarsal amputations. The application for foot drop addresses weakness...

In early 2015, our clinic decided to begin using outcome measures routinely with patients throughout their treatments. The practitioners were...

While the percentage of upper-limb amputations is small compared to lower-limb amputations, injuries to the upper limb account for almost...

Introduction Lumbar sacral orthoses (LSOs) are commonly prescribed treatment devices for spinal disorders such as low back pain. Typically, the...

For many years, spinal corrective thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthoses (TLSOs) have been prescribed for children who present with neuropathic onset scoliosis (NOS),...

There are about 1.7 million individuals with major limb loss in the United States, most of whom have lower-limb amputations.1...

Many technicians were taught our craft by individuals skilled in their fields. We learned by watching them, listening to their...

INTRODUCTION Assessing outcomes for extracorporeal orthotic and prosthetic clinical and technological intervention may seem fairly straightforward. However, the resulting subjective...

Achieving a 3D Biomechanical Goal with a Corrective TLSO Due to the three-dimensional (3D) deformities and complexity of idiopathic scoliosis...

Most prosthetists agree that prosthetic devices should be as lightweight as possible while including the safest, most efficient, and most...