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Build a Light Box
If you make double upright orthoses, a light box is a must. If you don't have a light box, or...
Read moreDetailsAdventures in Reestablishing a Lab
This year, my wife and I decided it was time for a change of scenery. So, when I was hired by...
Read moreDetailsSix Nifty Lamination Tips
After fitting a patient with a new prosthesis, do people say to him or her, "Hey, that leg is awesome....
Read moreDetailsDelivering Consistent Fabrication, Every Time
When looking at the finished products fabricated in your facility, can you tell one technician's work from another's? Do you...
Read moreDetailsCast Saws Everywhere, and Not One That Cuts
If the facility at which you work is like most others, it probably owns multiple cast saws and there are...
Read moreDetailsThe Q-check KAFO/AFO
One difficult patient presentation many O&P practitioners have encountered is severe genu recurvatum of 15-30 degrees with a lateral rotational...
Read moreDetailsIncorporating Metal Hardware in Laminations
I imagine that many of us do not enjoy the process of riveting metal uprights onto KAFOs or the occasional...
Read moreDetailsModifying the Plaster Model of an AFO
Modifying the plaster model of an AFO is not difficult, and since AFOs are the most common device fabricated in...
Read moreDetailsI Use Staples
I use staples—it's true. And I have for years. One of the first tasks I was entrusted with in my...
Read moreDetailsThe Finer Points of Ply Reduction With Vacuum
In the April 2011 issue of The O&P EDGE, I wrote an article describing the technical process of using socks...
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