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Early Management of Elderly Dysvascular Transtibial Amputees
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Toni M. Cutson, MD, MHS
Dennis Bongiorni, PT
>John W. Michael, MLd, CPO
>Gary Kochersberger, MD
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The rigid removable dressing is a safe
method of residual limb shrinkage
among elderly dysvascular transtibial
(below-knee) amputees, say the
authors. As part of a post-amputation
rehabilitation program, this dressing
can reduce the time to prostheti...
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67
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The Development of an Orthotic Management Protocol for Preambulatory Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
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Donald Weber
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The author documents the
development method of the orthotic
management protocol used in the
Lower-Extremity Orthosis study
(Evans, Gowland, et al.) and its
application to orthotic management
problems.
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74
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Orthotic Management of Scoliosis in Familial Dysautonomia
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Anthony J. Cappa, CPO
Stephen W. Burke, MD
Felicia B. Axetrod, MD
David B. Levine, MD
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The authors present the characteristics
of this disorder as well as the orthotic
management of the condition.
Modifications to the standard TLSO
and CTLSO designs that have shown
promise also are detailed.
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TECHNICAL FORUM--
Prosthetic andOrthotic Lab Applications in Medical Imaging Head Immobilization
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John C. Goble, PHD
Neal F. Kassell, MD
Mare N. Pilipuf, MD
John M. Berry, RTP
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The department of neurosurgery and
the department of prosthetics and
orthotics at the University of Virginia
have produced a cost-effective head
restraint device that is adaptable to a
variety of imaging systems. This
article highlights the issues in...
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM--Providing Orthoses forSpina-Bifida Patients
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Klaus Dittmer
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In the past, spina-bifida patients were
reated with the same orthotic methods
as polio or paraplegia patients.
However, symptoms of spina-bifida
paralysis are very specific as should be
its treatment.
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RESEARCH FORUM--Research and Technology in Prosthetics and Orthotics
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Charles H. Pritham, CPO
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The O&P profession must weigh
carefully issues involving the
evaluation of new techniques and
devices. O&P clinicians will play an
essential role in this area as well as in
research and product development.
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