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This Corner continues an ongoing series of articles looking at the controversies surrounding the Ertl amputation with a summary of the original article describing the procedure. It also includes links to some intriguing articles about the business of medicine and a recent VA initiative to train CPO researchers. It concludes with some additional information about the motorized prosthetic knee OSSUR recently announced they would be producing, including a link to streaming video of a patient walking with this innovative component.
All chapters from the Spanish language textbooks on Lower Limb Prosthetics and Orthotics have been posted, and remain available for downloading, along with the classic text from UCLA on Upper Limb Prostheses.
Thanks to the generosity of Sr. Alberto Castillo from Mexico City, the articles in this Corner will now be available in Spanish too. A
brief biography
is posted, listing just a few of Sr. Castillo's many accomplishments. Additional chapters from the texts on lower limb prosthetics and orthotics that have been translated into Spanish are also available for downloading.
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This month's Corner includes the next installment of uploads of chapters from the entire Spanish language texts on Lower Limb Orthoses and Lower Limb Prostheses, for downloading or printing. CPO Services is very pleased to be able to post electronic versions of texts used in the former WHO school in the Dominican Republic, with the kind permission of Sidney Fishman, PhD.
I hope you have enjoyed some of the information posted in this monthly Corner. Please leave your comments and suggestions for improvements or topics in the
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Thank you.
--John Michael, CPO
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Ertl procedure
Thank you, John Michaels for continuing to discuss the Ertl procedure in your column. I had the Ertl procedure as a revision surgery three years ago. Until I had the Ertl procedure, I was unable to walk without pain. Since I have had the su... read more
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Esperamos La Esquina de John Michael de Septiembre.
Ciudad de Mexico 4 de Septiembre, 2003.
Estimado John Michael CPO, FAAOP, FISPO: Estamos en espera de La Esquina de John Michael del mes de Septiembre.
Sus articulos son muy interesantes incluyendo la historia del procedimiento Ertl.
S... read more
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Esperamos La Esquina de John Michael de Septiembre.
Ciudad de Mexico 4 de Septiembre, 2003.
Estimado John Michael CPO, FAAOP, FISPO: Estamos en espera de La Esquina de John Michael del mes de Septiembre.
Sus articulos son muy interesantes incluyendo la historia del procedimiento Ertl.
S... read more
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Re: Esperamos La Esquina de John Michael de Septiembre.
Thanks Sr. Castillo- I assume the folks at OANDP.COM are running a little behind due to the holiday but that September's corner will be posted shortly. --John Michael CPO
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Project_insole
I’m student of Orthoses and Prostheses at University in Argentine. I have one project about diabet insole and I searching related works and investigator groups to exchange experience and information. Contact me for more information
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project
I’m student of Orthoses and Prostheses at University in Argentine. Nowadays I’m in one investigation group about standards in orthoses and orthoses - rehabilitation area. I’m searching related works and investigator groups to exchange... read more
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Ertl Procedure
John Michaels,
Thank you for revisting the Ertl discussion in your August column .
Your initial post in May O&P Edge certainly generated tremendous support for the procedure from surgeons,patients and prosthetists.Perhaps you would co... read more
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Re: Ertl Procedure
I have read the comments written by John Michael, CPO regarding the Ertl amputation procedure. I must differ somewhat with John’s opinion of the Ertl amputation procedure. Over time, I have been involved in no less than 50 cases. I was fi... read more
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Re: Re: Ertl Procedure
Thanks for the invitation and for sharing your experience, Ray. Your wealth of experience is well known and well respected among your peers. My experience with patients with Ertl procedures is quite similar to yours although much less ext... read more
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Re: Re: Re: Ertl Procedure
In 1992, I was badly injured in a military operation and suffered major pain issues and associated problems for eight years before deciding there had to be a better way.
Through several strange quirks of fate I met Mr. Raymond Francis and ... read more
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Re: Ertl Procedure
Thanks for your comments, Tony. The links will remain "live" indefinitely, and the series will continue for at least a few more months, so I anticipate ongoing interest and debate on the topic. Rather than repost the same comments month a... read more
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Osseointergration
Greetings, I have been a below knee amputee for nearly thirty years, it has caused me a huge amount of pain and reduced mobility to the extent that suicide has been a good option.
My pain comes from the soft tissue where there is only a th... read more
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Re: Osseointergration
Hello Mr.McKee- With a well-fitting prosthesis, it is very unusual to have the chronic, severe pain you describe unless there is some underlying cause. Often, the cause[s] can be indentified and addressed. It might be prudent for you to ... read more
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