LEARN how modified trim lines of an ischial containment socket have successfully benefited 49 of 52 amputees fitted within a two month period, and how the design is attractive and improves range of motion, sitting, comfort, and gait in transfemoral amputees.

LISTEN as four experts describe the challenges and treatment of infants with positional plagiocephaly with emphasis on treatment criteria, patient evaluation, and casting techniques.

HEAR what Tufts New England Medical Center is doing to manage Scheuermann's kyphosis with as low profile a TLSO as possible while maintaining the maximum in orthosis correction.

BECOME FAMILIAR with everything you need to know to be in compliance with HIPAA Privacy Standards by the April 14, 2003 deadline as a noted expert lays out a plan for practitioners.

EXAMINE the results of a 28-patient study on the loss of forearm rotation using static progressive splinting as a non-operative treatment.

REVIEW the results of a study analyzing the efficacy of current cervical collars in reducing cervical intervertebral and gross range of motion in flexion and extension. Hear how motion measured by optoelectronic methods was significantly greater than motion measured by VF method.

FOCUS on a comprehensive review by Dr. Bowker of the impact diabetes mellitus has on our society by examining the results of the major evidence-based clinical trials that underlie the best modern treatment.

HEAR how a dynamic foot orthosis dissipates shear and compressive stresses produced at the distal onethird of the foot during ambulation, which provides better management of diabetic foot ulcers.

COMPARE how rocker soles redistribute plantar pressures and suprasegmental forces and affect the timing of these forces. Findings of the study indicate that a significant decrease in peak pressures and pressure times are integral among all three types of rocker soles studied.

OBSERVE how advanced techniques in surgery using the Ertl procedure, rehabilitation, and prosthetics can maximize the outcome for a majority of amputees.

FIND new ways to assess your employees to determine their strengths and weaknesses with an eye towards recruiting and retaining valuable resources.

DISCOVER a viable treatment for restoring vascularized tissue to hypovascular donor sites as may occur in traumatized or radiated tissue.

FOLLOW UP on Jeff Nemeth's initial findings of a study presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting on Pin Heating Phenomena with Use of Halo Fixation in the MRI. The study documents the incidences of complications in patients undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging while fixated in a halo and to test the viability of a ceramic-tipped halo pin and glass fiber halo ring.

LEARN how mid-procedure halo application and postoperative orthotic management of five cervical flexion deformity patients is showing real promise at the University of Michigan.

HEAR the results of a study to determine whether a post CVA right side hemiplegic patient exhibited a more normalized gait pattern with a full-length thermoplastic AFO or supramalleolar type AFOs.

EXAMINE the positive results of a study to determine whether individuals move more efficiently using the stance control orthosis versus a locked KAFO.