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Spanish Language P&O Texts
Understanding the fundamental principles that guide prosthetic and orthotic practice is one of the most important skills for any practitioner to master. CPO Services is very pleased to be able to post electronic versions of two Spanish language texts with the kind permission of Sidney Fishman, PhD., who headed the P&O program at New York University for many years.
 Dr. Fishman has generously permitted the posting of the entire Spanish language texts on Lower Limb Orthoses and Lower Limb Prostheses, where they can be read, downloaded, or printed without charge - to educate Spanish-speaking prosthetists, orthotists, and other members of the rehabilitation team with an interest in our field. CPO Services has donated the costs of converting these texts into electronic PDF format, and will post one new section of each text every month.
During the period that NYU, UCLA, and NWU were offering the very popular short-term, upgrading courses in prosthetics and orthotics in the United States, NYU was invited to offer a number of similar courses in Europe and Asia. The most extensive of these were held in Finland, Israel, India, Portugal, and Spain. It was the courses in Spain in Lower-Limb Prosthetics that stimulated the excellent translation of the NYU text into Spanish through the generous voluntary efforts of Dr. Pedro Prim of Madrid.
These translations also served as the text for the World Rehabilitation Fund's long-term degree program in prosthetics and orthotics in the Dominican Republic as well as other centers. Although these translated text have not been updated, the fundamental principles and practices described are still relevant and offer an excellent foundation for interested practitioners, who can apply then these fundamental concepts using the materials and components available locally.
We hope that posting these texts will assist colleagues throughout the world who want to advance their clinical knowledge.
 Special thanks to P&O Resident, Marcus Boren, for converting the native PDF files using Optical Character Recognition software that reduces the file size significantly and also permits word searches of the text.
NOTE: Due to the size of these files, it may take many minutes to download each section. To read these files, the Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed. This program can be downloaded for free at:http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Is there a spanish orthotic/prosthetic dictionary?
Hi! I work in the Orthotic and Prosthetic Center at the University of California in San Francisco, and I do alot of translating for the patients. Well its really hard for me to translate when I dont know alot of the medical jargon.I've done... read more
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Re: Is there a spanish orthotic/prosthetic dictionary?
I'm not aware of a specialized O&P dictionary, but maybe one of our readers will be able to help you out. Many of our terms are found in a standard medical dictionary, so that might be a good start. You might browse through the two lower ... read more
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Information needed
I am doing voluntary work in India. A 9 yr old boy has been brought to my attention. He lost both his arms 2 yrs ago. The amputations were carried out very high up and one clinic we contacted has said that for this reason he can not have... read more
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Re: Information needed
It is impossible to make a specific assessment based on such limited information. But, high level bilateral fittings are always a challenge, even under the best of circumstances. Close long-term follow-up is mandatory for practical succes... read more
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Re: Re: Information needed
If I sent you a photo by e-mail would that be helpful. We helped another boy from the same region last year who had both lower arms amputated and he is doing splendily - I don't want to get this youngsters hopes up by dragging him round In... read more
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Re: Re: Re: Information needed
A photo will not add sufficient information to allow a more specific evaluation, but thanks for the offer. Bilateral transradial loss is far easier to manage prosthetically than bilateral loss near the shoulder, and therefore has a better ... read more
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"Primer Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Sociedades de Ortesistas y Protesista
Estimado John Michael C. P. O. FAAOP:
le enviamos un afectuoso saludo desde la Ciudad de México y aprovechamos este espacio para anunciar el evento organizado por el Comité Latinoamericano de Educación en Ortésis y Prótesis, el cual se rea... read more
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Re: "Primer Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Sociedades de Ortesistas y Protesista
Thank you for announcing this important meeting in El Salvador, being held next month. Regrettably, a prior commitment will preclude my attendence. This week-long conference, sponsored by ISPO, should be the next major step to enhance the... read more
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would like info
To whom it may concern
My father inlaw lost is leg 20 yrs. ago and has been on crutches ever since. He has learned to live and function very well. But over the years his shoulders have taken the brunt of the punishment and have now st... read more
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Re: would like info
Hi Crystal-
It's impossible to answer your questions accurately without examining your father-in-law and talking with him in person. You can go to www.opoffice.org, click on the "Patients": button, then "Directory" and find a list of al... read more
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O and P reference books
Thanks for your reading list. It is a big help to know what is available. About a year and a half ago I purchased the book Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation by Michelle M. Lusardi and Caroline C. Nielsen, Butterworth-Heinemann p... read more
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Re: O and P reference books
Thanks Tim- I contributed a chapter to that text too. I'll reread it again and see if it should be added to the short list of references; it is certainly a good source for information. By the way, next month's Corner will announce that th... read more
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Industry Data
Hi!
I'm presently searching some informations on the podiatric industry, such as the number of foot Orthotic Laboratory, annual manufactrued orthosis, etc.
There is somebody who know where I can have these such of stats?
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Re: Industry Data
Short answer: it's not available. Because most US firms are privately owned, their sales information is proprietary; only public firms must publish their data. So, for prostheses or orthoses, it is virtually impossible to do more than make ... read more
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No se encuentra la página "SMOPAC ¿Una Nueva Era?
Ciudad de México 29 de diciembre 2001
Estimado John Michael C.P.O. le enviamos un afectuoso saludo y aprovechamos para preguntarle como ingresar a su artículo sobre El Seminario del 8 de diciembre celebrado en el Holiay Inn Plaza Dali.
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Re: No se encuentra la página "SMOPAC ¿Una Nueva Era?
Hello Alberto-
Perhaps there was a glitch in the Internet? So far as I can tell, the posted article is correct, in both the Spanish and English versions. Very best wishes for a Happy New Year!
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Que sucedió con la Esquina de Febrero?
Ciudad de México 5 de Febrero, 2002.
Estimado John Michael C. P. O.
el encabezado de su Esquina de John Michael señala el mes de Febrero, pero el contenido es de Enero. Existirá algún problema en O & P Digital Technologies?
Gracias y le... read more
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