DURING the early 1950s, pioneering clinicians in the management of the child amputee repeatedly insisted that children were not miniature adults, to whom modes of fitting developed for adults could be applied indiscriminately. The physicians argued that these children had characteristics and problems that required special study and treatment. Primarily because of the missionary efforts of these...

The single greatest obstacle to progress in amputation surgery has been the surgeon's lack of prosthetic knowledge . While a small number of surgeons throughout the years have become involved and, in fact, have made significant contributions to prosthetic improvements, the vast majority of amputations continue to be performed by surgeons uninformed in the area of prosthetic rehabilitation . Thi...

There is a scarcity of literature exploring Health Economics in Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O). The P&O sector has, over the past decades, moved to Bachelor’s or Masters Degree level as requirement for entry practice and, with that, there has been growing body research knowledge generation focusing primarily on clinical aspects engineering advances. No corresponding emerged economic P&...

extensive job stress and workload are main causes of frustration and reduced efficiency among workers and despite negative effects of these factors on employees' performance, related studies in rehabilitation staff are limited. the aim of this study was to evaluate job stress, workload and their related factors in rehabilitation staff. in this cross-sectional study, 150 employees in three ...

This Editorial presents an overview of the uptake clinical outcome measures in prosthetics and orthotics sector considers how use objective contribute to demonstrating value provided. A decade ago, payors began demand data document costs vs. benefits from prosthetic orthotic providers. The speed with which responded help develop begin integrate them into practice is remarkable. suggests encoura...