The inspiration for this article was a September 2021 special issue of the Canadian Prosthetics and Orthotics Journal titled “Health Economics in Prosthetics and Orthotics” that included 21 articles on topics including advancements in osseointegration, exoskeletons, digital workflow, operations workflow, and research.

While the main focus of the issue was not upper-limb prostheses, the introduction posed a statement to the O&P community that is keenly relevant to the topic of the economics of innovation in upper-limb prostheses: “What you do or what you are working on must eventually meet a) customer needs in a cost-effective manner and/or b) policy needs at the insurer or government level. The success and future of the sector requires a clear understanding of how it ticks economically.”
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