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106
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Cast Bracing Biocondylar Tibial
Plateau Fractures After Combined
Internal and External Fixation
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Melvin Stills, C.O.
Kevin P. Christensen, M.D.
Robert W. Bucholz, M.D.
James N. Powell, M.D.
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The authors present a combined
approach in cast bracing with open
reduction of the medial tibial plateau
(when treating high grade bicondylar
tibial plateau fractures) and note that
the incidence of infection first noted
with double plating of this f...
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114
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Perception of Walking Difficulty by
Below-Knee Amputees Using a
Conventional Foot Versus the Flex-Foot
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Pamela A. Macfarlane, Ph.D.
David H. Nielsen, L.P.T., Ph.D.
Donald G. Shurr, L.P.T., CO.
Kenneth Meier, C.P.
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To compare the Flex-Foot with the
conventional foot, the authors
conducted a comprehensive study
which included biomechanical,
physiological and walking difficulty
measures while subjects walked on a
motor driven treadmill on three grades
and at thre...
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120
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An Endoskeletal Hip Disarticulation
Prosthesis for the Toddler
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Claude Lévesque, C.M., C.P (c)
Christine Gauthier-Gagnon, M.Sc. (a)
Mario Beauregard, B.Sc.
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The authors describe a modular hip
disarticulation prosthesis designed for
an 11-month old toddler that
comprises a conventional hip
disarticulation socket (with a lateral
window for ventilation and to reduce
weight), a standard child hip joint and
a...
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125
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A Survey of Amputees: Functional
Level and Life Satisfaction,
Information Needs, and the
Prosthetist's Role
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Caroline C. Nielsen, Ph.D.
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The objective of this national survey of
109 amputees was to obtain descriptive
data on the concerns of amputees. An
earlier survey of 22 amputees
indicated three main areas of concern
that the author addresses: functional
level and life satisfaction...
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130
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Spectron 12 Cable for Upper-Limb
Prostheses
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Lawrence B. Carlson, D.Eng.
Bob Radocy, MS.
Peter D. Marschall, M.B.A.
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The authors describe the laboratory
and clinical testing of an alternative
cable material for actuating upperlimb prostheses and conclude that
Spectron 12 should be employed
further in upper-limb body-powered
prosthetics.
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142
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Technical Note: Technique for Setting
Up Static Alignment and Permanent
Attachment of the Syme's Type Foot
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Steven R. Childs
Charles W. Childs, C.P.O.
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The author describes a technique for
setting up static alignment and
permanent attachment of the Syme's
type foot that eliminates the need to
laminate the foot to the socket.
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146
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Technical Note: New Sterilization
Procedures for Post Operative Socks
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Martha Field, M.S.
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Recent federal and accrediting
organization regulations require
hospitals to have sterilization
procedures on file for every product
they sterilize. The author explains the
new procedure for post operative
socks.
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147
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Technical Note: Adaptor for Aligning
the Quantum Foot to an Exoskeletal
Prosthesis
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William D. Hamby, R.A.O.
Richard A. Broom, G.P.O.
Stephen Olejnik, Ph.D.
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The authors present a new adaptor,
constructed of aluminum, for the
BKL1OO, which permits attachment to
the Quantum Foot.
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