Intrigue Versus Risk: Clinic-based 3D Printing of Prosthetic Devices
As the popularity of 3D printing gains momentum in the prosthetics industry, some O&P professionals have considered purchasing a 3D...
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Mackie Joints: Treating the Extreme
Figure 1. I treated a patient with cerebral palsy during his physical therapy appointment. He had extreme wrist flexion contractures,...
Read moreDetailsFabricating a Crow Boot With a Toe Filler
A patient who has a transmetatarsal amputation and severe inversion supination on the affected foot came into the office for...
Read moreDetailsDevice Fabrication: Then There Was One
Anyone who has worked in O&P for any length of time knows that figuring out how to manage fabrication can...
Read moreDetailsBuild 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...
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