EDITORIAL OPINION: VALUE WITHIN THE PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC PROVISION PROCESS

Patient-Adaptive Prosthetic and Orthotic Leg Systems

Two computer-controlled devices for leg rehabilitation are presented: 1) an external knee prosthesis for trans-femoral amputees; and 2) a force-controllable ankle-foot orthosis to assist individuals suffering from drop-foot, a gait pathology resulting from muscle weakness in ankle dorsiflexors. Here muscle-like actuators and biologically-inspired control schemes are employed to enhance patient ...

Prosthetic and orthotic resources for communicating

Edward D. Lemaire, PhD; M. Jason Highsmith, DPT, CP; Wieland Kaphingst, Dipl -Ing Communication is an essential component for high-quality healthcare interactions. While the benefits of patient-practitioner communication have been well documented [1–2], the importance of interpractitioner and clinicianresearcher communication must also be considered. The field of prosthetics and orthotics is an...

Memory plastics for prosthetic and orthotic applications.

Shrink forming prosthetic sockets from memory plastics offers several advantages over existing techniques. The manual skill requirement is reduced relative to drapeforming flat sheet while compared with the Rapidform process, the requirement for a purpose built vacuum forming machine is eliminated. Two methods for producing thermoplastic sockets from heat shrinkable preforms are described. One ...

Future Developments in Externally Powered Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices.

heterogeneity within the orientalist discourse: representation of the orient in womens travelogues and mens paintings

from 1950s onward, new theories and critical approaches burgeoned across humanities. these theories were context-oriented; as a result, the analysis of discursive practices gained significance. thus, social, political, historical and cultural discourses that have been hitherto marginalized and considered inferior to literary texts, were introduced as important texts to be analyzed by critics. o...