During the next decade CAD/CAM technique will probably become routine in prosthetics and orthotics, not only as a complement to manual techniques, but also introducing new possibilities. However, even complex and sophisticated techniques have errors of measurement that must be considered. Such errors are of two principal kinds: systematic errors and random errors. In this study we have evaluate...

The objective of this study was to develop guidelines for the prescription of ankle-foot, knee, wrist-hand and elbow orthoses for patients with neurological disorders. The study is part of a more comprehensive study focusing on the development of clinical guidelines for the prescription of these orthoses in a wider patient population. Evidence from literature (reviews, randomized controlled tri...

Rehabilitative engineering has entered a new era. There is growing awareness, within the professions involved and among the general public, that science and technology have helped some of the physically disabled and can be applied more effectively to improve the quality of life for many others. The mounting concern over the high cost of acute and chronic health care is coupled with increasing a...

The purpose of this article is to present contemporary information on the clinical and molecular diagnosis and the treatment of Pelizaeus-Merzbacher's disease (PMD) and related leukodystrophies. Various types of mutations of the X-linked proteolipid protein 1 gene (PLP1) that include copy number changes, point mutations, and insertions or deletions of a few bases lead to a clinical spectrum fro...

1 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Associate Director of Rehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. 33152. 2 Director, Prosthetic-Orthotic Center, Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill. 60611. 3 Orthotic Division, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Ind. 46207. There is liittle question that the field of orthotics has taken a back seat to...

One of the modern trends in prosthetics and orthotics is production design covers for lower limb prostheses. Thanks to advantages CAD/CAM, there are no limits these covers. At present, companies that provide produced by additive manufacturing, but their price relatively high. In this work, motivation procedure an individual cover a prosthesis specific user discussed. The aim study propose metho...

In this study, we analyzed and summarized statistical literature data on the prevalence of diseases corresponding to symptom complex upper flaccid paramonoparesis in general provided from official reports healthcare institutions Republic Tatarstan Volgograd region particular, which EXAR-34 exoskeleton can be used for orthotics. The results obtained taken as basis possibility introducing into pr...