JPO 1994 Vol. 6, Num. 1

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Foreword
C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FISPO
 
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ViscoelasticProperties of Plastic Pediatric AFOs
Thomas R. Lunsford, MSE, CO
Thomas Ramm, RTO
Joseph A. Miller, CP
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
John W. Michael, MEd, CPO
Horst Buckner, MDT, CDT
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
Dulcey Lima, CO
Robert Magnus, MD
Wayne G. Paprosky, MD, FACS
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
Tim Dennis, CO
Todd Anderson, CP
Richard Hall, RTPO
Timothy Ryan
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 Standards Organization Terminology: Application to Prosthetics and Orthotics
C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FISPO
Charles H. Pritham, CPO
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.