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June 2006 • Vol. 2, No. 2
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Advancing Orthotic and Prosthetic
Care Through Knowledge
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The Academy has added two new medical charts to its series: Post-Operative Care After Lower Limb Amputation and Prosthetic Foot/Ankle Mechanisms.
Members have long noted a desperate need for medical charts specific to orthotic and prosthetic conditions. Many facilities line the walls of their exam rooms with general anatomy charts simply because there are no medical charts geared toward orthotics and prosthetics—until now.
The Academy partnered with Elsevier, the new publisher of the Netter Charts, to produce these one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional illustrations that outline each phase with a visual and a detailed description. The charts will help practitioners better explain specific conditions to patients and doctors alike.
Experts from each specialty were consulted along with world-renowned medical illustrators to produce charts with incomparable accuracy, clarity, and detail. Each chart is based on materials reviewed during the State of the Science conferences.
The Academy mailed members a complimentary copy of each chart (a $50 value) at the end of March. A limited quantity is available for sale through the Academy’s Bookstore, 301.617.7805.
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