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Foreward
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C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FISPO
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Epidemiologic Overview of
lndividuals with Upper-Limb
Loss and Their Reported
Research Priorities
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Diane J. Atkins, OTR
Denise C.Y. Heard, MSE
William H. Donovan, MD
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The authors have assembled a
national database of upper-extremity
amputees to evaluate past use and
preferences of transradial and trans-humeral amputees who wear body-powered, electric or no prostheses.
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Functional Evaluation of a
Custom-Molded Leather
Ankle Lacer
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Charles L. Saltzman, MD
Donald G. Shurr, CPO, PT
John Kamp, CO, OPA
Thomas M. Cook, PHD, PT
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The authors present their findings
concerning the efficacy of the
custom-molded leather ankle lacer in
treating painful ankle and hindfoot
problems.
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Overview of Legal and
Ethical Issues Related to
Health-Care Malpractice for
Prosthists and Orthotists
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Ron Scott, JD, PT, OCS
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The importance of practicing
effective malpractice risk
management in the O&P
profession is discussed.
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CASE REPORT FORUM--Observations of Ice-Skating
Prostheses Developed for a
1-Year-Old Transtibial
Amputee
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Carole St-Jean, CP(c)
Celine Goyette
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The authors report their experience fitting a
young bilateral transtibial amputee with
ice-skating prostheses over a two-year
period.
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RESEARCH FORUM--How to Critically Read a
Journal Research Article
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Thomas R. Lunsford, MSE, CO
Brenda Rae Lunsford, MS, MAPT
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The authors present the concepts involved
in reader evaluation of research literature
and explain the importance of critical
reading to the O&P profession.
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