On Jan. 1, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, in the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 89 to 8 and by a vote of 257 to 167 in the House of Representatives. According to a press…
Month: January 2013
The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has announced the 2013 executive committee of its board of directors. The following members have been elected to another term on the executive committee: R. Jeffrey Hedges, president of R.J. Hedges and Associates; James L.…
Understanding how the body works and why a socket works may be more important than focusing on its manufacture.
The adjustable prosthesis is on its fifth prototype as colleagues look for funding.
Patients with unilateral transtibial amputation experienced higher satisfaction and improved prosthetic suspension with a seal-in liner, compared with a polyethylene foam liner and silicone liner with shuttle lock, according to a recently published study. A second study showed that patients…
Transradial amputee Barry Landry recently won his first roping competition since returning to the sport.
Better management of blood loss has improved treatment in the field.
A speedy amputation helped keep infection and gangrene at bay.
Although amputations do not increase overall survival in soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity compared with limb salvage surgery, amputation can provide improved local control and symptomatic treatment in patients who might not be candidates for limb salvage surgery, according…
A dinner gathering of three former prosthetic directors of NUPOC brings to light the importance of the student-teacher relationship.