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A Brief History of Lower Extremity Amputation
I recently stumbled onto a Web site with slides about the history of lower limb amputation. Apparently this is a talk intended for medical students given by Bob Vander Griend, MD of the University of Florida at Gainesville. The content is quite interesting and mostly accurate but the occasional dark humor in the narration may make some listeners uncomfortable.
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This slide is from the Web presentation titled "A Brief History of Lower Extremity Amputation
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In addition to stepping through the slides, there is an option to hear the entire presentation using the free RealPlayer software from RealAudio. I have a DSL line in my office, so I'm not certain if it works as well from a dial-up connection, but I found the Internet presentation very effective.
Once I had the RealPlayer installed, it was a simple matter to click onto the icon for the first slide and the presentation was automatically streamed directly to my laptop in real time. I listened to the very clear audio, which was apparently recorded during a live presentation of this lecture, and the slides automatically changed at the appropriate moment. Forty-five minutes later, the last slide appeared and the talk ended. You can try it for yourself by clicking over to www.medinfo.ufl.edu/other/histmed/griend.
I found the slide images a little small and it was obvious that sometimes the narrator was using a laser pointer or indicating something in the lecture hall but not on screen. But, theses minor flaws could be easily remedied by redoing the slides specifically for Internet presentation with these images.
Once broadband connections become more universal, it should be simple to add streaming video clips and to have more interesting transitions between slides or within slides, to provide live links to related presentations, and to make the whole experience more captivating. All in all, this is a very good example of how a live presentation can be captured and posted online using today's technology, and it should be of interest to many readers of this Corner.
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Biomecanica de la Marcha Humana Normal.
Ciudad de Mexico 30 de Octubre, 2002.
Estimado John Michael, CPO, FAAOP: recibimos un correo de una estudiante de fisioterapia en España, solicitando información sobre la Biomecanica de la Marcha Humana Normal, para presentar una ponencia ... read more
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Re: Biomecanica de la Marcha Humana Normal.
By far the best reference on normal human locomotion is the book by Inman titled Human Walking. This classic text was updated slightly in 2000 and edited by Rose and Gamble. Unfortunately, it is now out of print, but Amazon.com generally... read more
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Syme's Amputation Case Study
Hello,
I'm a Physiotherapy student doing my final semister. I need a case study (with pictures) for my project on Syme's Amputation. Where can I get help on this? I searched on internet but without any luck. Can some one help please?
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Re: Syme
I have a brief article coming out shortly in the O&P Business News on Syme's amputation and prostheses that will offer an overview and some photos. I'm not certain which illustrations will be published, but hopefully they might serve your ... read more
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AAOS Atlas on Prosthetics & Amputation Surgery Techniques and Prosthetic Re
John,
It was good to hear that the AAOS has taken the responsibility for publishing the Atlas. As you know, I've been interested in and studied the area of amputation surgery for some 30 yrs now. Seeing people from all over the US and many... read more
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Re: AAOS Atlas on Prosthetics & Amputation Surgery Techniques and Prosthetic Re
Thanks for your comments, Jan. Dr. Ertl has been invited to contribute a segment to the new edition of the Atlas on his grandfather's procedure, and in particular to document whatever objective data is now available to support the techniqu... read more
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Re: Re: AAOS Atlas on Prosthetics & Amputation Surgery Techniques and Prostheti
John, Thank you for your response. You are a thorough reviewer of topics, so I offer the following with respect for your thoroughness. You are correct, there is little known literature. There is, actually, considerable scientific support ... read more
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toes were amputated
I am a 33 year old female who recently had some amputation done, my question is where can
I find some regular shoes for let's say church I have a prosthetic for my tennis shoes but I don't
want to wear tennis all the time where can I get... read more
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Re: toes were amputated
Hi Norita. You need a Elation Foot. With this foot you can change heel from 1 to 5 cms.
I imagine that you know right now about it.
But if you need more information about it, you can ask to Jairo Blumenthal.
He is a very good prosthetis... read more
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Re: toes were amputated
Hi Norita. I realize this is a rather late reply, but I did not know John had a forum corner. But I will reply anyway. I am a male amputeee, above knee, and I wear a prosthesis regularly. I also wear different types of shoes, for business a... read more
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Re: toes were amputated
Please talk with your prosthetist to see how much you can vary your heel heights. This depends on the type of amputation, length of residual limb, components prescribed, balance, and many other individual factors so there's no way to advis... read more
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Re: Re: toes were amputated
I have read your articles and find them very intereting.I am a below the knee amputee and fill that I will have problems trying to learn how to walk.I don't wear tennis shoes.The majority of my shoes has a 2 3/8 inch heel,I have some highe... read more
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Re: Re: Re: toes were amputated
Glad you find the articles interesting. As a generaly rule, the higher the heel of the shoe, the harder it is to balance so we prosthetists usually encourage beginners to start out with a fairly low heel, such as in walking shoes or sports... read more
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copy of old publication
I work for Union O and P and am searching for your article about the comparison of temporary vs definitive prosthetics. Can you help? My boss would be grateful.
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Re: copy of old publication
I'd be happy to oblige but I'm not sure which article you're seeking. My CV and a list of publications is posted at http://www.stancecontrol.com/curriculum_vitae1.htm. Hopefully that list will let you indentify which one you want. The li... read more
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