2015 Draft LCD Causing Current Denials
You may have recently seen a sudden uptick in denials for L-5645 (flexible inner socket with rigid outer frame). Most...
Amputation Following Diabetic Foot Disease: To Be Feared or Welcomed?
As a part of the human experience, the concept of fear has been explored across the ages. Among the fathers...
Anterior Cavus and Pseudoequinus
Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has...
AOPA: Driving the Waves of Change
Exclusive live coverage from The O&P EDGE.More than 2,400 orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic professionals from 20 countries traveled to San...
Editor’s Note – November 2019
While the average person may give little thought to the human foot, it is extremely complex with 26 bones, 33...
Lessons Learned From Competitive Bidding
Competitive bidding has been a hot topic for years. When we first started hearing about competitive bidding, we were able...
Patterns, Algorithms, and Designs—Revisiting Rotary Deformities
Clinical tasks performed by prosthetists and orthotists on a daily basis require an in-depth and nuanced understanding of the interaction...
Ray O’Donnell: Army Major Thrives With Advanced Brace Solution
Army Maj. Raymond W. O'Donnell is the embodiment of the phrase, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." In August...
The Evolution of Pedorthic Education
New educational standards planned for future pedorthists would help them better serve their patients and, some pedorthists hope, help them...
