American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists

2005 Journal of Proceedings - Orlando, FL

The Journal of Proceedings is a useful reference guide for the scientific programs presented at the Academy's Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Ideal for practitioners who are unable to attend, the Journal contains up to 75 submissions describing the scientific presentations and posters presented at the Symposium.
Note: The materials presented are not juried by a peer review group. They are abstracts submitted as part of a Journal of Proceedings.

• Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalist - The influence of how much a scoliosis orthosis is worn and its ability to prevent curve
        - by Donald E. Katz, CO

• Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalist - Postoperative Use of the Cranial Remodeling Orthosis
        - by Timothy R. Littlefield

• Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalist - Patient Performance and Outcome: A Comparative Analysis of Microprocessor and Mechanically Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joint
        - by Jason T. Kahle, CPO

• Thranhardt Lecture Series Finalist - Effect of Spinal Extension on Restoring Geometric and Loading Alignment of the Thoracic Spine with a Vertebral Compression Fracture
        - by Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD

• Symposium - Microprocessor Knee Symposium
        - by Doug Smith, MD; Margrit R. Meier, PhD, CPO; Kim De Roy, MSc, RPT, CPO; Scott B Elliott, BS, BME, CP

• Clinical Technique - Hip Disarticulation and Hemipelvectomy: Practical Approaches From Juvenile to Adulthood
        - by Jim Kaiser, CP; John Angelico, CPO; Dave Rotter, CP

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - Therapy Intervention to Assure Continued Use of Electric Prostheses
        - by Margaret F. Wise, OTR, CHT

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - External-Powered Prosthesis for Partial Hand Presentation with the Thumb Intact
        - by Troy Farnsworth, CP, FAAOP

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - Quality of Life, Musculoskeletal Health and Function of Children with Below Elbow Deficiency: Results of a Multi-Center Sudy
        - by Michelle A. James, MD

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - Van Lunteren's Wallet
        - by Kim Doolan

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - A Vietnamese Boy with Bilateral Transhumeral Amputation: A 10 Year Follow-Up
        - by Jack E. Uellendahl, CPO

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - Transradial Interface Variations
        - by Gerald Stark, BSMD, CP, FAAOP

• Free Paper - Upper Limb Prosthetics - Value of Specialized Rehabilitation with Trauma and Amputations
        - by Sandy Fletchall, OTR, CHT, MPA

• Instructional Course - Upper-Extremity Prosthetics - The Iraqi Experience
        - by Shawn Swanson, OTR/L; Suzanne Krenek, MOT, OTR; Phil Stevens, CO, LO; David Baty, CPO, LPO

• Free Paper - Outcomes - 10 Year Analysis of a National Amputee Rehabilitation Database
        - by M.E. Condie, FCSP

• Free Paper - Outcomes - New Ideas in Amputation Care Program
        - by Anton Johannesson, CPO

• Free Paper - Outcomes - Amputee Anthropometrics: Reliability and Accuracy of Analog and CAD/CAM Measurement Devices
        - by Mark D. Geil, PhD

• Free Paper - Outcomes - Objective Measurement of Patient Activity
        - by Gudjon G. Karason

• Free Paper - Outcomes - Clinical Results Using Patient Activity Monitor: A New Approach to Amputee Activities
        - by Magnus Lilja

• Free Paper - Outcomes - Evidenced Based Practice with a Multidisciplinary Approach
        - by Catarina M. Lowenadler, CPO

• Free Paper - Orthotics - Effects on Gait of Ankle Alignment and Foot-Plate Length in the Ankle Foot
        - by Stefania Fatone, PhD

• Free Paper - Orthotics - Effectiveness of New Dynamic Thoracic Extension Orthosis for the Treatment
        - by Jennifer Avakian, BA

• Free Paper - Orthotics - The Effect of a Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral Orthosis on Gait
        - by Regina J. Konz, MS

• Free Paper - Orthotics - AFO for Footdrop Results
        - by William A. Carlton, CO

• Free Paper - Orthotics - Use of a Non-Invasive Laser Data Acquisition System to Quantify Head Shapre Changes in Infants Presenting with Deformational Plagiocephaly
        - by Laura H. Plank, CO

• Free Paper - Orthotics - A Therapeutic Ankle Foot Orthosis Powered By Artificial Pneumatic Muscles
        - by Ammanath Peethambaran, MS, CO

• Free Paper - Orthotics - Visceolastic Polymer Show Modifications for Charcot Foot Deformities
        - by Dennis J. Janisse, CPed

• Free Paper - Orthotics - Ethical Issues in the Profession of Orthotics: A Survey of Certified Orthotists and Orthotic Residents
        - by Jessica McFarland

• Free Paper - Orthotics - Advances in the Rancho-Jaeco Multi-Link Mobile Arm Support and its Application to the Spinal Injury Populations
        - by Pierre Leung, MSME

• Free Paper - Orthotics - A Novel Posterior Strut AFO with Controllable Dorsiflexion Resistance
        - by Roger Weber, CPO; Ronan Reynolds

• Free Paper - Orthotics - KAFO's Knee Stiffness and Knee Stability
        - by Ronan Reynolds; Roger Weber, CPO

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - Biomechanical Response to Immobilization of the Knee Joint in Infant Crawling
        - by Mark D. Geil, PhD

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - Fibular Deficiency: Adult Outcomes Following Amputation or Lengthening
        - by Janet L. Walker, MD

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - Mechanical Testing Prosthetic Sockets
        - by Douglas A. Taylor, CP, FAAOP

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - An Investigation of Shock-Absorbing Components in Persons with Unilateral Transfemoral Amputations
        - by Sara R. Koehler, BS

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - Design Improvements of a Prosthetic Spring Foot
        - by Knut Lechler

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - Post-Surgical Care and Case Studies of the Ertl Procedure
        - by Raymond Francis, CP

• Free Paper - Lower-Limb Prosthetics - Foot and Ankle Prostheses: Adaptation to Different Terrain
        - by Heidrun Gigja Ragnarsdottir, MS

• Certificate Program - Pain Management for the Lower-Limb Amputee
        - by Nicolas E. Walsh, MD

• Instructional Course - Consensus Conference on the State of the Science Reports
        - by Deanna Fish, CPO; Nancy Elftman, CPO; Dulcey Lima, CO, OTR/L

• Symposium - Management of Bilateral Lower Extremity Amputees
        - by Steven Gard, PhD; Donald Shurr, CPO, PT; Brian L. Ruhe, MS; Jack E. Uellendahl, CPO, FAAOP; Robert Lipschutz, CP; Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD; Lexyne McNealy, Po Fu So, PT

• Certificate Program - Orthotic Management of the CVA Stroke Patient
        - by James H. Campbell, PhD; Stefania Fatone, PhD; M.E. Condie, FACS; Roy Bowers, CPO; David Hoy, CPO