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This Corner continues an ongoing series of articles looking at the evidence available regarding the Ertl amputation, with this month reporting on long term follow-up of the cohort of transtibial amputees who received Ertl amputations at Valley Forge Hospital after the Vietnam war. The first report from a transcontinental tour across the USA to see how prosthetists are currently managing patients with hip disarticulation or transpelvic amputations follows. A brief commentary about the recent Supreme Court ruling on Any Willing Provider regulations wraps up this month's topics.
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.
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--John Michael, CPO
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The pelvic leveler
Soy amputado desarticulado de cadera quisiera saber si tienen alguna casa en Miami para poder hacerme el Sitting Socket ya que cuando estoy mucho sentado siento mucho dolor de espalda
gracias
Pablo
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Re: The pelvic leveler
Dear Sr. Videla- It is certainly possible that a "sitting socket" would help you maintain a comfortable posture and reduce your back pain. It would be useful if you can determine, by experimentation, the posture that you find most comfort... read more
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Supreme Court Ruling on Any Willing Provider
I am trying to find your comment on the Any Willing Provider ruling by the Supreme Court. Since there has been minimal coverage of it locally, what was the ruling and where can I find information on it?
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Re: Supreme Court Ruling on Any Willing Provider
That article is in last month's Corner, and includes the link for more information. Click on September 2003 in the box to the right of this comment area, or click on http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0305/0305.regulation.html to go di... read more
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Videos y / o Libros de Texto sobre Terapia Fisica.
Ciudad de Mexico 18 de Octubre, 2003.
Estimado John Michael CPO, FAAOP, FISPO;
Un estudiante de Terapia Fisica desea conocer Videos y / o Libros de Texto relacionados con Masaje Deportivo, Rehabilitacion y Terapia Fisica, disponibles dent... read more
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Re: Videos y / o Libros de Texto sobre Terapia Fisica.
Thank you for this inquiry, Sr. Castillo. Unfortunately, I am not an expert in physica therapy, so I cannot recommend specific texts or videos on PT and sport massage. Perhaps one of our readers can respond with suggestions? If the inter... read more
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La Esquina de John Michael de Octubre.
Ciudad de Mexico 2 de Octubre, 2003.
Estimado John Michael CPO, FAAOP, FISPO: leyendo los articulos de La Esquina de John Michael edicion de Octubre, 2003, observamos que los tres articulos no presentan los encabezados que describen la in... read more
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Re: La Esquina de John Michael de Octubre.
Thank you for noting these errors, Sr. Castillo. I am presently in Iceland lecturing at the Nordic Congress and I inadvertently emailed you a prior draft of the Corner. I hope you received the correct file by now, but I will email it agai... read more
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