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Foreword
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C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FISPO
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ViscoelasticProperties of Plastic Pediatric AFOs
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Thomas R. Lunsford, MSE, CO
Thomas Ramm, RTO
Joseph A. Miller, CP
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The authors have explored and
documented the softening nature ofpolypropylene pediatric ankle-foot
orthoses under the cyclic stresses of
walking. Recovery was rapid,
occurring within 15 to 60 minutes
postcycling.
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Options for Finger Prostheses
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John W. Michael, MEd, CPO
Horst Buckner, MDT, CDT
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Finger prostheses are accepted by
users much more often when an
individually sculpted custom
restoration using silicone elastomer
(rather than a polyvinyl chloride
restoration) is provided.
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Team Management of
Hip Revision Patients Using A Post-Op Hip Orthosis
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Dulcey Lima, CO
Robert Magnus, MD
Wayne G. Paprosky, MD, FACS
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The authors have developed a hip orthosis to prevent postoperative
dislocation, which some studies have
shown to occur in as many as 20
percent of all hip revision surgeries.
The orthosis used in this study had an
8.3 percent dislocation rate.
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TECHNICAL FORUM---
Four-Bar Swing-Shell Closure for Weightbearong Orthoses and Prostheses
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Tim Dennis, CO
Todd Anderson, CP
Richard Hall, RTPO
Timothy Ryan
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A new swing-shell closure with four-
bar linkage offers clinically significant
advantages over alternative designs in
ease of donning, accommodating
volume changes, and maintaining weightbearing contours and
alignment.
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM--
International Standadrds Organization Terminology: Application to Prosthetics and Orthotics
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C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FISPO
Charles H. Pritham, CPO
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In 1989 the International Standards
Organization adopted terms intended
for descriptive use in prosthetics,
orthotics and related allied health
professions. Here, a review of some of
to the vocabulary.
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