Hi, James.
I wanted to briefly respond to your question on IPOP systems. As you already
may know the Academy has undertaken several major projects over the past 2
years as part of their Project Quantum Leap. One of those projects was the
Clinical Standards of Practice/ Consensus Conference on Post Operative
Management of the Lower Extremity Amputee. During this conference 16
experts, (Surgeons, Physiatrists, Prosthetists, Physical Therapists, and
Peer Counselors) reviewed over 100 articles and gathered to discuss the
state of the science and make recommendations for the future of care and
research. This was published in July of 2004 as a supplement to the Journal
of Prosthetics and Orthotics (JPO v16 n3 pp s1-s26) You can obtain a copy of
the supplement and literature review by contacting the Academy at
www.oandp.org or by calling at 703-836-0788. While to cumbersome to go
through here, I think this document will help to guide you in the beginning
stages of your project and is sound enough of a document to stand up to the
most scrupulous physician review. Best of luck. gb
Gary M. Berke MS, CP
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—–Original Message—–
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of James Cobb
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 5:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [OANDP-L] IPOP
My company was asked a few days ago to help develop an amputee clinic for a
local regional hospital. The Dr. has a great interest in IPOP systems
(Aircast or equivalent) or (traditional casting). He is looking to maybe
even publish a paper for his specialty. He feels that early casting, weight
bearing, etc. will benefit patients and reduce infections and revisions. I
am writing on behalf of my company (mainly because I’m the only one who is a
member of the list-serve) to get info from the O and P community;
particularly the P side. I need comments about experiences and personal
feelings on prefab systems, casting systems, personal outcomes, and
Re-imbursement comments would also be a bonus (we are in Medicare Region C).
I obviously am not the one going to see the patients just helping do some
homework. The clinic is not going to be set up just for IPOP patients. It
will be a traditional pre-op and post-op clinic to educate and observe the
patient, and to have a team approach between the patient, Dr, Prosthetist,
and Physical Therapist. The IPOP question is to present the doc with as
much practical and clinical information we can. We will provide the
practical information, and want to show our and your (o and p communities)
clinical experiences. I will post all responses.
Thank you in advance
James Cobb, C.O.
