Lower Extremity Review
Obese individuals often spend their entire lives telling themselves how much better their lives would be if only they were thin. But losing massive amounts of weight following bariatric surgery doesn’t automatically make a person a better candidate for total knee arthroplasty (TKA)—any more than it automatically makes a person happy—if underlying issues have been ignored.
By Jordana Bieze Foster, Editor
While the hip and knee reconstruction market struggles to generate significant growth in Europe and the US, the implants are increasingly being commoditized in countries with developing economies such as Brazil, India, and China, and driving their respective markets at a rapid pace…
A major exhibit at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, UK, explores the relationship between visual arts and prostheses. “The Body Extended: Sculpture and Prosthetics” traces how artists have addressed radical changes to the human body.
Prairie du Sac, WI-based Mueller Sports Medicine announced in August that it is now an official team supplier of the UK’s Leicester City Football Club, defending Premier League champions.
Winterthur, Switzerland-based Sigvaris Group announced in late August that the graduated compression company has completed its acquisition of BiaCare, headquartered in Holland, MI.
San Rafael, CA-based Vionic on August 15 reported that Connie X. Rishwain, former president of Goleta, CA-based Ugg, has joined Vionic as president of its global business.
The Washington, DC-based American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) honored Thomas Watson, CP, with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 AOPA National Assembly, held September 8-11 in Boston, MA.
The American Society of Biomechanics has begun plans for National Biomechanics Day (NBD) 2017, scheduled for April 6.
The University of South Australia in Adelaide announced in August that PhD candidate Joel Fuller won its 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition for his work exploring the link between trendy minimalist athletic shoes and injury.
Results from two clinical studies presented at the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction Pan Pacific Orthopaedic Congress, held August 10-13 in Gainesville, FL, show the iTotal CR customized knee replacement made by Bedford, MA-based ConforMis provides superior patient…
Mineral supplement seller Coral reported in August that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the company a perfect score in a surprise audit.
The Charlotte, NC-based Orthotics & Prosthetics Activities Foundation (OPAF) on August 15 hosted a full-day First Swing Learn to Golf Training and Clinic as the kickoff event of the National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA) Championships at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, OR.
Cascade DAFO reported in August that its DAFO Creation Station, an online interactive tool for choosing colors and patterns for the Ferndale, WA-based company’s custom DAFOs (dynamic ankle foot orthoses) is available at cascadedafo.com.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg reported in August that it plans to use Madison, NJ-based Quest Diagnostics’ blood testing service to look for associations between biomarkers and biomechanics, training, recovery, and other variables relevant to sports injury risk in some of its athletes.
Exton, PA-based Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics and Freedom Innovations, headquartered in Irvine, CA, in September reported they are collaborating on a study comparing Freedom’s new Kinnex Microprocessor Ankle with a typical carbon fiber prosthetic ankle.
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