Manuel Opitz, Peter Fröhlingsdorf

THE DIGITAL O&P WORKSHOP

Biomedical

Digitalisation is the megatrend in healthcare, not only since the pandemic. We are two European digital health experts and industry leaders in the fie...

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Linda Resnik, Pengsheng Ni, Matthew L. Borgia, Melissa A. Clark

A PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT MEASURE FOR PERSONS WITH UPPER LIMB AMPUTATION

Psychology

BACKGROUND: Measurement of psychosocial adjustment after upper limb amputation (ULA) could be helpful in identifying persons who may benefit from inte...

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Connor Pardy, Steve Scott, Jenna Barnert, Carla Reimer

LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING: EVOLVING BUSINESS MODELS IN ORTHOTICS BY SCHNEIDER, N.

Medicine

The purpose of this letter is to continue the dialogue regarding the paper "Evolving business models in Orthotics" in the Canadian Prosthetics & O...

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Silvia Raschke

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AS A CORE COMPONENT OF A CLIENT-CENTRIC PROSTHETIC ORTHOTIC PRACTICE MODEL

Biomedical

Technological innovation has transformed how we communicate, work, and conduct business. Over the next decade how we experience health care both as he...

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Amit Ratna Bajracharya, Sirirat Seng-iad, Kazuhiko Sasaki, Gary Guerra

CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE NEPALI VERSION OF THE PROSTHETIC LIMB USERS SURVEY OF MOBILITY SHORT-FORM (PLUS-M™/NEPALI-12SF) IN LOWER LIMB PROSTHESIS USERS

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Objective mobility measurement of Nepali prosthesis users is lacking. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to cross-culturally adapt...

Review:

This study presents a crucial cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility Short-Form (PLUS-M™/Nepali-12SF...

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Nikolai Dechev, Kelly Knights, Kim Arklie, Michelle Martindale, Michael Peirone

ACCESSIBLE PROSTHETIC ARMS: VICTORIA HAND PROJECT AND THE IMPACT OF 3D PRINTING

Biomedical

Victoria Hand Project (VHP) is a Canadian charity with a mission to provide 3D printed prosthetic arms to people in-need across the world, by partneri...

Review:

This article offers a insightful look into the Victoria Hand Project (VHP), a compelling initiative that leverages 3D printing technology to provide a...

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Thomas Arnstein, Arjan Buis

METHODOLOGY TO INVESTIGATE EFFECT OF PROSTHETIC INTERFACE DESIGN ON RESIDUAL LIMB SOFT TISSUE DEFORMATION

Biomedical

BACKGROUND: Residual limb discomfort and injury is a common experience for people living with lower limb amputation. Frequently, inadequate load distr...

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Babak Hassan Beygi, M. S. WONG

CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS

Biomedical

3D printing is considered as a helpful technology that facilitates innovative assistive technology, orthotics, and prosthetics development. This techn...

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Bernd Brüggenjürgen, Lena Eilers, Susanne Seidinger, Andreas Kannenberg, Christina Stukenborg-Colsman

PATIENTS’ BURDEN USING MICROPROCESSOR-STANCE-AND-SWING-CONTROL KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSES AND OUTCOMES COMPARED TO THOSE WITH PRIOR TRADITIONAL KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT-ORTHOSIS

Medicine

BACKGROUND: Patients with neuromuscular knee instability who are fitted with orthotic devices experience issues such as pain, falls, mobility limitati...

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Swapnil P. Sonune, Anyesha Saha, Nirav Joshi, Smita Pathak, Prasenjit Bhadra, Gaurav Goel

THE EFFECT OF A MODIFIED TENODESIS WRIST-HAND ORTHOSIS ON HAND FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH TETRAPLEGIA

Rehabilitation

BACKGROUND: An individual experiencing tetraplegia faces functional limitations due to impaired hand function. The use of an affordable tenodesis wris...

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