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With a smart approach, getting third-party reimbursement for advanced lower-limb technology in this challenging healthcare landscape is possible, although practitioners may need to fight for their patients, according to the experts The O&P EDGE
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In its 31st year, the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic continues to change lives and create even more miracles on the mountainside. From March 26 through March 31, more
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Appolinaire Etoundi, PhD, MEng, MSc, senior lecturer in mechatronics at University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), is leading the research that will analyze the functions, features, and mechanisms
