Lower Extremity Review
Fall prevention is of importance for maintaining independency of daily living, well-being, and quality of life in older adults and given demographic trends, an urgent economic challenge for the healthcare system. Falls are a serious health concern and a major cause of…
By Tim Wiedenmann, Steffen Held, Ludwig Rappelt, Martin Grauduszus, Sofie Spickermann, and Lars Donath
Many patients with gait abnormalities utilize lower limb orthoses to provide support, correction, and enhance function of the lower extremity. A variety of design options from joint level(s) to material selection are available and must be…
By Lindi Mitsou, MSPO, CPO; Nicholas Carr, BS; Jordan Dunn, BS; Jayne Kernodle, BS; Yelizaveta Kozlov, BS; Jillian Picard-Busky, ATC, LAT; Abigail Riley, BS; and Alex Wright, BS, NREMT
Ankle–foot orthoses (AFOs) are external braces used to support or augment the ankle joint during activities of daily living. A wide variety of custom and commercial AFOs are available to accommodate each AFO user’s individual needs. Differences among AFOs are largely driven by their geometry and mechanical properties.
By Benjamin R. Shuman, Deema Totah, Deanna H. Gates, Fan Gao, Andrew J. Ries, and Elizabeth Russell Esposito
Footwear is a global business, with small and large companies co-existing, often purporting design differences or mechanical properties as their ‘edge’ within a competitive market. There is little consistency between commercial grade footwear brands for…
By Cylie M. Williams, Stewart C. Morrison, Kade Paterson, Katherine Gobbi, Sam Burton, Matthew Hill, Emma Harber, and Helen Banwell
There are so many types of injuries, but we have to start putting together a good picture of what happened and can it be prevented in the future. You can actually have a positive impact on all the different types of injuries, at least in the rehabilitation, by knowing the most you can.
By Richard Blake, DPM
Chicago Marathon® participants helped orthopedic researchers further understand the impact of long-distance running on bone and joint health, specifically knee and hip arthritis in recreational runners. Results from the largest survey of marathon runners ever conducted showed no association between cumulative running history and the risk for arthritis.
In the first study to establish patient satisfaction after outpatient joint arthroplasty (TJA) in an academic medical center (AMC) setting, patients indicated they were very likely to undergo the outpatient procedure again and had high patient reported outcomes (PROs). The study, “Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes following…
With an increase in total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedures being performed on younger patients, these patients have historically had poor long-term outcomes associated with implant failure. However, a recent study presented at the 2023 AAOS Annual Meeting, which utilized data from the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR)…
A new study presented at the 2023 AAOS Annual Meeting found that, based on projection models, orthopedic surgeons will need to either double their total joint arthroplasty (TJA) caseload or increase the number of surgeons by 10% every 5 years to meet demand.
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