Research
Last Updated: May 16
News from The O&P EDGE
- Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand Researchers at the University of Chicago, Illinois, have shown that with the aid of a neural implant, they were able to reproduce a sense of touch in a prosthetic hand.
- “Psychologically Informed Practice” Might Influence Orthotic Outcomes
- Gene Associated with AIS Identified
- Study Compares AFO, Electrical Stimulation to Treat Stroke-Related Foot Drop
- Penn Seniors Construct Exoskeleton Arm
- Study Examines Turning Performance in Dysvascular, Traumatic Amputees
- Prototype Prosthetic Cooling System Wins UTSA Entrepreneurship Competition
- “Smart Skin” Could Provide Sense of Touch to Prostheses
- NUPOC Seeking to Survey Farmers, Ranchers with Limb Loss
- IPEM Capability after Limb Loss Conference Calls for Papers
- Scientists Build Promising Material for Osseointegrated Implants
- UA, Partners Testing Smart Socks to Head off Ulcers, Improve Balance in Diabetics
- Researchers Develop Artificial Muscle Computer
- Study: Open Foot Fractures Linked with High Amputation Rate
- Rehabilitation, Orthosis Improves Return-to-Duty Outcomes Following Lower-Limb Injuries
- ARGOs Fitted with Dorsiflexion-Assist Versus Solid AFOs Improve Gait
- Nonremovable Casts More Effective than Removable Devices for Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- More Research Needed to Examine Effects of Orthotics on Running Biomechanics
- Study Examines the Effect of Transfemoral Residual-Limb Length and Gait Outcomes
- POF Announces Prosthetic Design Collaborations
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