Lower Extremity Review
Xtremity’s uniquely crafted flexible inner socket (FIS), the XtremityTT™ FLEX, was designed for patients with transtibial limb loss. This product offering provides a more adaptive socket fit and increases patient comfort within the prosthetic device and along the socket brim.
COMPRESSPORT®’s R2 3.0 sleeves have an exclusive seamless design with multi-gradual compression. The fabric is quick-drying and the specially designed K-Protect band reduces impact. The new 3D weave activates the proprioceptors to improved balance and stability, especially downhill, and…
The BetterGuard ankle brace uses an intelligent mini-piston to provide stabilization and flexible compression to protect against common ankle injuries without restricting movement. Developed over 9 years by German engineers and designed for elite athletes, it delivers precision engineering unlike…
A Kennesaw State University (KSU) researcher is partnering with a local company to refine and test a new type of prosthetic foot that enhances function for people with long residual limbs. Professor of exercise science Mark Geil, PhD, received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s…
Paul Han, MS, DPM, DABFAS, DABPM, a renowned podiatrist and diabetes expert with over 30 years of experience, has published a book—”What’s the Foot Got to Do with My Diabetes?”—that offers an insightful and practical guide for managing diabetic foot complications, aiming to help individuals worldwide to lead…
A team of researchers from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a superior, multi-pronged wound treatment for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
Thrive Orthopedics has added the Equinus BraceTM to its portfolio, for which it has been granted exclusive distribution, manufacturing, and patent rights, along with the exclusive lifetime license of all associated intellectual property, from IQ Med LLC, the product’s holding company.
WillowWood® launched a new brand identity to mark its expansion into multiple new product lines and technologies. The company’s new brand identity is a promise to keep pushing the forefront of the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) industry.
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new organ-on-a-chip model of the human synovium, a membrane-like tissue that lines the joints. The model could help researchers to better understand the mechanisms of arthritis, such as knee osteoarthritis, and to develop new treatments for this group of debilitating diseases.
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