By its nature, upper-limb prosthetic technology has an immediate impact on the user’s social circle because the devices are more visible and are actively used to manipulate objects; thus prosthetic
The O&P EDGE conducts weekly informal social media polls as a gauge to what our followers and readers think on a particular topic. In this issue, we’re highlighting three recent
A 2019 symposium at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association National Assembly highlighted the leading multiarticulating hands available in the US marketplace. Össur’s i-Limb hand, TASKA’s Gen2 hand, and Ottobock’s
Approximately 41,000 Americans across all demographics and etiologies live with upper-limb amputations that are psychologically and functionally devastating.1-2 Inadequate insurance, rural location, limited rehabilitation services, and long, arduous prosthetic fittings
My first experience with someone with limb loss was Uncle Mack, who had lost his lower arm in a farm accident (and I’m pretty sure he was more likely a
While having dinner during one of my residency interviews many years ago I casually worked in a humblebrag intended to draw attention to the quality of my work on a
There has been a long-standing requirement, by Medicare and many other payers, that any custom-fabricated item must be supported by detailed clinical notes indicating the process by which the device
