Data from the first cost-effectiveness analysis for the U.S. covering the lifetime costs and effectiveness of the OPRA™ Implant System for transfemoral use in amputees versus a socket prosthesis was presented at the 99th Annual American Congress of Rehabilitation...
Further Research Needed to Evaluate Sensory Differences in Balance and Gait of Lower Limb Amputees
A study published in the journal Gait & Posture aimed to determine how sensory impairments in the lower extremities related to performance with common clinical, functional measures of balance and gait in individuals with lower-limb amputation. Researchers studied...
Intergrum OPRA(TM) Implant System gets Patent Approval
This article is adapted in part with permission from Integrum. Integrum, the proprietor of the revolutionary OPRA Implant System, has been granted patent approval from the US Patent and Trade Organization. The OPRA™ Implant System is an innovative bone-anchored...
YOUR WELL-BEING: Understanding the Complex Care Needs of People with Limb Loss and Limb Difference
Introduction Little is known about the more than 2.7 million people living with limb loss and limb difference (PwLL/LD) and their challenges accessing appropriate and quality care. This community experiences complex health needs, including the availability and quality...
Mind Over Matter: Helping Amputees Regain Their Independence
UNLV-led research advances rehabilitation for those living with artificial limbs. This article, written by John Domol was originally published by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is reprinted with permission. There are more than two million people living with...
Get Counted: Limb Loss and Preservation Registry
Kenton Kaufman joined us at the 2022 National Conference to talk about the current national effort to create a Limb Loss and Preservation Registry. The need for this is starkly illustrated through the lack of available current data. If you weren’t aware, there is: No...
Key Revelation from the Largest Survey of People with Limb Loss and Limb Difference
The Amputee Coalition 2022 National Conference provided a wealth of information and resources for the limb loss and limb difference community. Information shared during the event will have lasting impact and emphasize areas of need and focus in the years ahead. Let’s...
Transfemoral Osseointegration – a self-case study and physiotherapy assessment
Dr. Rachel Gunn Twenty-three years ago (in the UK) I had a motorcycle accident resulting in amputation of my right leg above the knee and complete paralysis of my right arm (as a result of pre-ganglion brachial plexus avulsion). At the time (1999) I looked into...
New Survey on the Needs, Preferences and Functional Abilities of Veterans and Service Members with Upper Limb Amputation
Do you use an upper limb prosthesis? How well does it work? What are you able to do when using your prosthesis? Is one type of prosthesis or terminal device better than another? Researchers at the Providence VA Medical Center need your help for a study! What is the...
South College is seeking volunteers who walk or are learning to walk with a prosthetic limb
Purpose: Students enrolled in a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at South College in Knoxville, TN are learning how to analyze mobility and walking with a lower limb prosthetic device. At this point in their education it is helpful to interact with volunteers to...