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Osteomyoplasty for Transtibial Amputation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Haydar Al Hussainy, MBChB, FRCSE,
Thomas Goesling, MBBS,
Dipak Datta, FRCP, FRCSE, FRCS(Glasg), and
Michael Saleh, MSc (Bioeng), FRCS
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Osteomyoplasty is a little-known surgical method used to achieve end-bearing stumps in transtibial amputees. The authors successfully used this technique in a patient with a 16-year-history of congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia, despite initial ...
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Preliminary Evidence for Effectiveness of a Stance Control Orthosis
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Amy Gross McMillan, PT, PhD,
Kevin Kendrick, PhD,
John W. Michael, MEd, CPO/L, FAAOP, FISPO,
James Aronson, MD, and
Gary W. Horton, CO, FAAOP
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether individuals with lower limb weakness walk more efficiently when using the Stance Control Orthotic Knee Joint (SCOKJ®) than when using a conventional knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) with the knee lock...
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Coronal Plane Trunk Shifts and Decompensational Perspectives in a New Design of an Asymmetrical TLSO Module
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Keith M. Smith, CO, LO
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This article explains the importance of overall spine balance in
the conservative management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and emphasizes the need to pay particular attention to coronal plane deviations, such as decompensation and trunk shift. T...
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Effects of Three Types of Ankle-Foot Orthoses on the Gait and Bicycling of a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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Ray G. Burdett, PhD, PT, CPed, and
Gavin Hassell, BS, CO, CPed
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The authors measured the effects of three ankle-foot orthoses on joint angles during walking and bicycling, ankle torque and power production during walking, and heart rate during bicycling for a single patient. The quantitative effects of each ankle...
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Prosthetic Forum
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Clinical protocols and procedures for microprocessor prosthetic knees in the treatment of individuals with a transfemoral amputation were established during a May 2003 symposium.
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