Lower Extremity Review
RevoLock is a kit that a practitioner builds into a prosthetic socket. It offers an easy, simple, and secure solution so that patients can achieve proper suspension. There are 2 kit options: 4-Hole for standard alignment fabrication and Align for transferable alignment fabrication, pediatric…
Featuring a 20% lighter EVA outsole, the DARCO All Purpose Boot™ (APB) provides patients with superior shock absorption, durability, and comfort when compared to traditional TPR-soled post-op shoes. This closed-toe post-op shoe offers 150% better rebound, retaining both…
Occipital and TechMed 3D have partnered to integrate support for Occipital’s Structure Sensor Pro into TechMed3D’s software solutions to meet scan-to-fabrication needs across the healthcare industry. Healthcare professionals can connect a Structure Sensor Pro to an Apple iPad or…
The Upswing is a new brand that believes in the holistic approach to healing, equalizing the importance of the body and mind. The company believes if you look better, you will heal better! Using thoughtful, elevated design and innovative, artistic styling, the company has designed a…
Bako Diagnostics developed a BakoDx Web Space PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test to identify the infectious agents involved in web space dermatitis. This highly sensitive, highly specific test provides podiatric clinicians with ease of use, rapid results, and accurate diagnostics…
CEP Compression’s innovative Ultralight Collection is designed to help athletes stay cool and dry during their workouts. Built with innovative smart carbon technology, CEP’s Ultralight socks and calf sleeves are engineered to provide extreme strength and high elasticity while also being light and…
Forward Motion Medical has released more information about its PT Controller custom orthotic, an aggressive device designed for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) and flexible flat foot. The PT Controller orthotic is the solution for excessive pronation…
DARCO International, Huntington, WV, and Sensoria® Health, Redmond, WA, have partnered to jointly develop smart diabetic footwear that is powered by mobile and cloud patient monitoring technology, to deliver remote patient monitoring–connected podiatry solutions to…
The open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) will be brought to the research market by Humotech, a Pittsburgh-based assistive technology company. The goal of the collaboration is to speed the development of…
MolecuLight, Toronto, Canada, and Pittsburgh, PA, which provides point-of-care fluorescence imaging technology for real-time detection of wounds containing elevated bacterial loads, announced that it has received $10M USD in structure debt from SWK Holdings to support…
Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, announced that president and CEO Jon Sigurdsson will retire from his position after serving the company for 26 years. The company’s board of directors has appointed Össur CFO Sveinn Sölvason to succeed as president and CEO…
A research team led by Lim Chwee Teck, PhD, from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), in collaboration with clinical partners from Singapore General Hospital…
A team of University of Arizona (UArizona) researchers has developed an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians monitor bone health and healing over long periods. The devices are called osseosurface electronics.
Christian was 2 years old when The FOOT Foundation met him 6 years ago. Born without legs in rural Guatemala, our humanitarian team fitted him with his first artificial limbs. We have seen him several times since, upgrading his bilateral above knee prostheses as he grows.
By Dino Scanio, MPH, CO, LO
Older people have an increased risk of falling during locomotion, with falls on stairs being particularly common and dangerous. Step going (i.e., the horizontal distance between two consecutive step edges) defines the base of support available for foot placement on stairs, as with smaller going, the
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