Re: Abbreviations
Pat McKee
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Re: Abbreviations
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Pat McKee
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Dear Karl
I noticed that you use OT for orthopedic technician. That same acronym is
commonly used for Occupational Therapy, for which I saw no abbreviation.
Pat McKee, M.Sc., O.T.(C),
Assistant Professor,
Department of Occupational Therapy,
University of Toronto
416-978-1817
On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:23:54 -0500 Karl Montan wrote:
> From: Karl Montan < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:23:54 -0500
> Subject: Abbreviations
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
>
> To OANDP list members,
>
> If we are reading an English text about prosthetics, we have to
> understand a lot of abbreviations. At least if we live outside
> Englishspeaking countries, we are mostly not familiar with these codes.
> A time ago I raised the question on this list and asked for help. I
> thank everyone for this contribution and you can see the result below.
> If you find any error or want to make a completion, please do so.
> Thereafter I mean to use it for my homepage
> <URL Redacted>.
> As I am particularly interested in the problems of partial foot
> amputees, I have in the list selected abbreviations related to leg
> prostehics .
> Karl Montan
> ___________________________________________
> ABBREVIATIONS CONCERNING LEG PROSTHETICS
>
> AFO ankle foot orthosis
> AK above knee
> AKA above knee amputation
> BOC (o) orthotist
> BOC (p) prosthetist
> Cad/Cam computer aided design/ computer aided manufacturing
> CO certified orthotist
> CP certified prosthetist
> CPed certified ped-ortist
> CPO certified prosthetist-orthotist
> DAK double above knee
> DBK double below knee
> DPM doctor of podiatric medicin
> DPS doctor of podiatric surgery
> HCFA
> HD hip disarticulation
> HKAFO hip, knee, ankle, foot orthosis
> HP hemipelvectomi, leg, hip and half of pelvis
> KAFO knee, ankle, foot orthosis
> L left
> LAK left above knee
> LBK left below knee
> OST orthopedic shoe technician
> OT orthopedic technician
> OTC orthopedic technologist certified
> PF partial foot
> PT physical therapist
> PTB patella tendon bearing
> R right
> RAK right above knee
> RBK right below knee
> ROF registred orthotic fitter
> RRB rigid rocker bottom
> RPT registered physical therapist
> RT (o) registred orthotic technician
> RT (p) registred prosthetic technician
> RT (o. p.) registred orthotic-prosthetic technician
> PTB Patella tendon bearing
> TA trans ankle
> TEC total environment control (polyurethane gel with padding
> characteristics simular to the human fat tissue )
> TF trans femur
> TK trans knee
> TMA transmetartarsal amputation
> TT trans tibia
I noticed that you use OT for orthopedic technician. That same acronym is
commonly used for Occupational Therapy, for which I saw no abbreviation.
Pat McKee, M.Sc., O.T.(C),
Assistant Professor,
Department of Occupational Therapy,
University of Toronto
416-978-1817
On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:23:54 -0500 Karl Montan wrote:
> From: Karl Montan < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:23:54 -0500
> Subject: Abbreviations
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
>
> To OANDP list members,
>
> If we are reading an English text about prosthetics, we have to
> understand a lot of abbreviations. At least if we live outside
> Englishspeaking countries, we are mostly not familiar with these codes.
> A time ago I raised the question on this list and asked for help. I
> thank everyone for this contribution and you can see the result below.
> If you find any error or want to make a completion, please do so.
> Thereafter I mean to use it for my homepage
> <URL Redacted>.
> As I am particularly interested in the problems of partial foot
> amputees, I have in the list selected abbreviations related to leg
> prostehics .
> Karl Montan
> ___________________________________________
> ABBREVIATIONS CONCERNING LEG PROSTHETICS
>
> AFO ankle foot orthosis
> AK above knee
> AKA above knee amputation
> BOC (o) orthotist
> BOC (p) prosthetist
> Cad/Cam computer aided design/ computer aided manufacturing
> CO certified orthotist
> CP certified prosthetist
> CPed certified ped-ortist
> CPO certified prosthetist-orthotist
> DAK double above knee
> DBK double below knee
> DPM doctor of podiatric medicin
> DPS doctor of podiatric surgery
> HCFA
> HD hip disarticulation
> HKAFO hip, knee, ankle, foot orthosis
> HP hemipelvectomi, leg, hip and half of pelvis
> KAFO knee, ankle, foot orthosis
> L left
> LAK left above knee
> LBK left below knee
> OST orthopedic shoe technician
> OT orthopedic technician
> OTC orthopedic technologist certified
> PF partial foot
> PT physical therapist
> PTB patella tendon bearing
> R right
> RAK right above knee
> RBK right below knee
> ROF registred orthotic fitter
> RRB rigid rocker bottom
> RPT registered physical therapist
> RT (o) registred orthotic technician
> RT (p) registred prosthetic technician
> RT (o. p.) registred orthotic-prosthetic technician
> PTB Patella tendon bearing
> TA trans ankle
> TEC total environment control (polyurethane gel with padding
> characteristics simular to the human fat tissue )
> TF trans femur
> TK trans knee
> TMA transmetartarsal amputation
> TT trans tibia
Citation
Pat McKee, “Re: Abbreviations,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211016.
