Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation

Whither prosthetics and orthotics?

1 Chairman, Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development, July 1, 1962-June 30, 1965. Upon completion of his term as Chairman of CPRD, Dr. Aitken will continue to serve as a member of CPRD. The publicity concerning scientific and technical advances keeps us constantly aware of man's increasing competence to master his environment. The technologies available make possible a wide variety of ...

The Prosthetics and Orthotics Program

1 Executive Director, Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development, National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council Early in 1945, at the request of the Surgeon General of the Army, the National Research Council sponsored a conference of surgeons, engineers, physicists, and prosthetists to consider the feasibility of effecting improvements in artificial limbs (2). Conclusions that e...

The Journal of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Data on mortality for the ten years following lower limb amputation were obtained from all the 16 surgical units in Southern Finland and the National Social Insurance Institution. In Southern Finland during the period 1984-1985, amputations of the lower limb were performed on 705 patients, of whom 382 (54%) were women and 323 (46%) men. The majority of the amputations, 47%, were performed for v...

Prosthetics and orthotics in Latin America.

Prosthetics and Orthotics: A Review of Literature

Regaining walking ability is one of the most prominent goals in the rehabilitation program following lower-limb amputation. Walking ability in this context relates to a natural, symmetric, sustainable gait. The ability to monitor walking ability and evaluate gait patterns during the fitting and rehabilitation process is fundamental to achieving these goals. Walking function can be assessed qual...