Day: April 1, 2011

Develop an equipment management plan now to avoid problems later.

Use orthoses to teach children to optimize body weight carriage on the
feet.

Frostbite claimed part of all of Michael J. Dowling’s limbs, and
he spent the rest of his life dispelling disability myths.

DJO Global Inc., previously DJO Incorporated, a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, announced that it changed its name in recognition of the completion of key milestones related to the integration of…

Open tibial fractures remain a challenging problem for orthopedic surgeons. The ways in which surgeons approach and treat these fractures are often controversial, according to orthopedic surgeon Jean-Claude D’Alleyrand, MD, of R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in the department of…

Look at your business from your customers’ perspective to gauge if
you are meeting their needs.

Foot ulcers and diabetic neuropathy are two conditions that can eventually lead to lower extremity amputation, but also can be caught early. With the right preventive measures, the risk of amputation can be lessened. The Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program…

RENO, Nev. — A fourth rocker, also known as the toe rocker, was introduced in the second edition of Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function, by Jacquelin Perry, MD, ScD and Judith Burnfield, PhD, PT, director, Institute for Rehabilitation Science…

After more than 26 years in a wheelchair, Harry Shaw gets back on his
feet to ultimately get back in the air.

The need for a textbook specific to the injuries that orthopedic surgeons encounter in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflict has been fulfilled in the new 352-page book, Combat Orthopedic Surgery: Lessons Learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, edited by Brett D.…