To Fit or Not To Fit?
Considerations When Fitting Elderly Dysvascular Patients with a Prosthesis Regardless of an amputation's etiology, fitting a prosthesis is no easy...
The Knee-ds of the K2 Transfemoral Amputee
As part of a recent joint educational effort by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (the Academy) and the...
Aging Gracefully with an Amputation
When working with the elderly patient population, prosthetists generally see two types of people: those who have become amputees during...
Society Spotlight: The Efficiency of Antiperspirant Products to Reduce Perspiration of Residual Lower Limbs
Introduction As many as 50 percent of individuals with lower-limb amputations have demonstrated skin complications during use of their protheses.1...
What a Year! What a Decade!
I write this at the close of a heated 2012 presidential election and a narrow victory for President Barack Obama....
CAF: San Diego Triathlon Challenge and More
Braylin attended the Össur Leg Amputee Running and Mobility Clinic on Saturday, October 20, where he got to run and...
The O&P EDGE by the Numbers
For the final installment of our anniversary column, we researched what news and feature articles from The O&P EDGE received...
Frederick Downs Jr.: A Life of Service
Some men are naturally born to serve. Others do their duty to their country despite seemingly insurmountable challenges. Frederick Downs...
Using a Multifaceted Approach to Treat Aging Feet
remains underserved and ill-informed regarding solutions available for their painful feet. It is important to keep our older patients active...
Recipe for a Master’s Program from Scratch
Part 3 in our exclusive coverage of the development of the master of science in orthotics and prosthetics at Baylor...
