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John Michael's Corner Welcome to the intersection of orthotics and prosthetics in cyberspace!
This Corner continues the discussion from the transcontinental HD tour and includes some practical information on some of the newer dressings that can be used to protect fragile skin inside a prosthesis or orthosis.

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.

Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions regarding this information in our guest book . If you would like to be notified by e-mail whenever this corner is updated, please become a registered user of oandp.com .

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CPO Services Digital Reference Library

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 Guest Book .

Thank you.

--John Michael, CPO


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KAFO
I have recently been fitted in a GII KAFO for suspension only. I have no ACL, MCL instability, medial OA and some muscle deterioration from 5 years on crutches so could otherwise wear a normal KO. I can't use the KAFO because I'm walking ... read more

- Jan   8/6/2004

Re: KAFO
Sorry to hear you are having problems with your KAFO. Hopefully you received it from a full service facility with a Certified Orthotist on staff who can address your concerns and make the necessary adjustments. It's impossible to do much ... read more

- John Michael   8/7/2004

Re: Re: KAFO
Thank you for your reply. The cast and fitting was done by GII themselves. After several manufacturing problems I traveled 3 days to be at their facility directly. Only the calf and foot were re-cast and the new AFO attached to the origin... read more

- Jan   8/7/2004

Re: Re: Re: KAFO
The short answer is that it is technically possible to replace any portion of an existing orthosis, so an AFO replacement could be feasible. Whether it would help is another question that can only be answered by an orthotist who has examin... read more

- John Michael   8/8/2004

Re: Re: Re: Re: KAFO
John Michael CPO I am writing in response to the messages that have recently been posted on the O and P .com forum from the patient dissatisfied with her GII KAFO that was made for her by Generation II. The history on this patient is rat... read more

- --John Michael, CPO   8/10/2004

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: KAFO
John Park’s version of my bracing past is colorful, fanciful, and quite dizzying. This is a side issue but for everyone’s edification: I have never had a KAFO made by anyone except GII USA. I did have KO experiences with both Townsend and... read more

- Jan   8/10/2004

Re: Re: Re: Re: KAFO
Thank you for your reply again and all the useful information. Due to my location finding an orthotist nearby is the challenge although I understand that ultimately that’s what I’ll have to do. From the various suggestions that you’ve mad... read more

- Jan   8/9/2004

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: KAFO
Hi again, Jan- I've been travelling the past few days for my consulting practice and didn't have access to email until this morning, so I've just now digested the latest information. It is quite unusual to have ongoing problems with rotat... read more

- John Michael   8/16/2004

Deseo mayor infromacion o sujerencia de desarticulacion de cadera
Hola: Mi nombre es Marilyn Orengo. Tengo 42 años de edad y hace 3 añps tuve un accidente de auto en el cual tuve como consecuencia la amputacion de la pierna izquierda al extremo de que solo mi muñon mide solo 3 pulgadas de largo. Luego ... read more

- Marilyn Orengo Pacheco   8/6/2004

Deseo mayor infromacion o sujerencia de desarticulacion de cadera
Hola: Mi nombre es Marilyn Orengo. Tengo 42 años de edad y hace 3 añps tuve un accidente de auto en el cual tuve como consecuencia la amputacion de la pierna izquierda al extremo de que solo mi muñon mide solo 3 pulgadas de largo. Luego ... read more

- Marilyn Orengo Pacheco   8/6/2004

Re: Deseo mayor infromacion o sujerencia de desarticulacion de cadera
Thank you for this inquiry, Senora Orengo. I'm sorry to learn that you have such a complicated medical situation as a result of your injuries. As you may already know, each person's situation is different, particularly when the cause of a... read more

- John Michael   8/6/2004

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