Marcus Boren, CP, has joined Freedom Innovations, Corona California, as lead clinical and research prosthetist, the company announced February 11. Freedom Innovations launched the Freedom Series line of prosthetic feet in October 2003. Boren, who lost a leg as a result of a 1988 car accident, will bring the benefit of his personal experience in using a variety of high-performance composite feet to his role, as he works with the design of new feet and educating prosthetists worldwide about the Freedom Innovations line. Involved in the prosthetic field since 1993 and specializing in lower-extremity amputees, Boren was certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC) in 2002. While serving his residency in Michigan, Boren also published the first digital text of an updated revision of Prosthetic Principles for Upper Extremity Amputations, which was originally published in 1950 by the Prosthetic-Orthotics Education Program, Division of Orthopedic Surgery of the University of California- Los Angeles. Boren resides in Fayette, Utah, with his wife and two sons. "I entered the field of prosthetics because I was unhappy with the best there was to offer at that time, and wanted to make a difference not only for myself, but for other amputees as well," Boren said. "I am thrilled that Freedom Innovations has given me the chance to contribute to the lives of not only my clients, but to amputees all over the world."
