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Orthotic Design and Application for
Functional Treatment of Tibial Shaft
Fractures
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Joseph B. Zagorski, MD
Gregory A. Zych, DO
Loren L. Latta, PE, PhD
Alan R. Finnieston, CPO
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Through many years of experience,
both clinically and in the laboratory,
the authors have developed a rationale
for orthotic design, which involves an
understanding of soft tissue
compression and the elastic support to
the bone fragments from surroun...
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142
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Clinical Experience with Functional
Fracture Bracing of the Tibial
Diaphysis
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Walter L. Racette, CPO
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Using functional fracture bracing for
certain tibial diaphyseal fractures has
proven successful. Mr. Racette
summarizes the evolution of the
fundamental principles and practice of
functional fracture bracing of the
tibia.
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151
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Orthomedics Fracture Bracing at
LA County USC Medical Center
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Mark A. Conry, CPO
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Orthomedics has worked with Dr.
Augusto Sarmiento, who initiated the
concept of functional fracture bracing
and works at the Los Angeles County!
University of Southern California
Medical Center, for the past 12 years.
During that time, the company ha...
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157
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Fundamental Biomechanical Principles
in the Orthotic Treatment
of the Knee
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André BÄHLER
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The author simplifies the knee joint's
complicated mechanics, explaining its
movement system while providing
some guiding principles in the fitting
of knee orthoses.
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166
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The Below-Knee Bypass Prosthesis
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Anthony J. Cappa, CPO, BS
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The below-knee bypass prosthesis is a
valuable tool in rehabilitating
complicated diabetic, dysvascular and
delayed-healing below-knee
amputees. A properly fitting BKBP,
coupled with competent physical
therapy, can help speed patient
recovery and pro...
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171
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A Myoelectrically Controlled Wrist-
Hand Orthosis for Brachial Plexus
Injury: A Case Study
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Mendal Slack, CO(c), BS
David Berbrayer, MD, FRCP(c)
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The authors report on a
myoelectrically controlled powered
wrist-hand orthosis developed for an
individual with a unilateral brachial
plexus injury. In addition to other
attributes, the lightweight orthosis,
which incorporated supracondylar
suspensio...
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175
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Technical Note: Latex Bonding of
Model Build-Ups
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Herbert G. Smith, CPO
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Modifying plaster-of-paris models is a
time-consuming process that can be
complicated further when the plaster
added for build-ups to the original
model flakes or breaks off By using
latex as an adhesive to bond added
layers of plaster to the origina...
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