Academy News: Have you received your video?
Tom Gorski, CAE
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Academy News: Have you received your video?
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Tom Gorski, CAE
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2/5/2002
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MORE NEWS ABOUT THE
ACADEMY ANNUAL MEETING
By now, all ABC certifees should have received a 25-minute video from
Disney that describes the many new things that have been added to
celebrate the 100 Years of Innovation. If you didn't receive your copy
and would like one, please send me an email ( <Email Address Redacted> ) and I'd
be happy to mail you one (I have about 20 extra).
The Academy will present four excellent papers for consideration at the
annual meeting in Orlando. Members of the audience will decide which two
of the four will be awarded the honorarium for the Thranhardt Lecture
Series.
QUANTIFICATION OF DYNAMIC PROSTHETIC ALIGNMENT SIMILARITIES AMONG
MULTIPLE PRACTITIONERS - Mark D. Geil, PhD
Alignment is an area where quantification and repeatability are not
clearly defined. Researchers have sought an optimum standard and
methods for automated or computerized alignment. However, before
automation is sought, variability among practitioners using current
methods must be assessed. This investigation determines the outcomes of
the alignment of five different prosthetists given the same subject and
components using kinematic and kinetic gait analysis.
A CASE STUDY USING X-RAY AND FLUOROSCOPE TO DETERMINE THE VITAL ELEMENTS
OF TRANS FEMORAL INTERFACE DESIGN - Jason Kahle, CPO
Kahle's paper examines the function of different elements of four
versions of trans femoral prosthesis during the stages of gait. Each is
modified by removing one vital element of the interface. Five
interface designs on the same patient are also examined to provide a
biomechanical (static and dynamic) skeletal analysis. This analysis
will help prosthetists understand the most vital elements of trans
femoral design.
IMPACT OF ARTICULATED KNEES ON INFANTS AND TODDLERS - Brian Giavedoni
Incorporating articulating knees in infant and toddler prostheses
challenges the traditional approach of fitting locked knees, or no
knees, in very young patients. This investigation assessed the gait of a
22-month old and a 4+8 year old with unilateral transfemoral amputation
fitted with articulating knees at 11 months. The subjects were capable
of flexing the articulated knees, on average 32.8 degrees. With the
knee locked, gait velocity decreased, contralateral percent stance
increased, and pelvic marker exclusion increased.
MEASURING THE RATE OF POLYPROPYLENE RECRYSTALLIZATION AFTER CLINICAL
THERMOFORMING THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY - Gary G.
Bedard, CO, FAAOP
Controversy exists over the proper cooling methodology of polypropylene.
Recrystalization is a variable process dependent on the thickness of the
material, temperature of the heavy gauge sheet, coolness of the lab
environment, temperature of the positive model and the incorporation of
foam liners. In this preliminary report, the degree of recrystalization
from a clinical vacuforming process will be measured. The standard
plastics industry method of measuring the degree of crystallization will
be used to determine the rate of recrystalization and thus offer an
indication for the proper thermoforming cooling methodology.
More details and an online registration form can be found on the
Academy's website at www.oandp.org.
Posted by:
Tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
(703) 836-0788
<Email Address Redacted>
ACADEMY ANNUAL MEETING
By now, all ABC certifees should have received a 25-minute video from
Disney that describes the many new things that have been added to
celebrate the 100 Years of Innovation. If you didn't receive your copy
and would like one, please send me an email ( <Email Address Redacted> ) and I'd
be happy to mail you one (I have about 20 extra).
The Academy will present four excellent papers for consideration at the
annual meeting in Orlando. Members of the audience will decide which two
of the four will be awarded the honorarium for the Thranhardt Lecture
Series.
QUANTIFICATION OF DYNAMIC PROSTHETIC ALIGNMENT SIMILARITIES AMONG
MULTIPLE PRACTITIONERS - Mark D. Geil, PhD
Alignment is an area where quantification and repeatability are not
clearly defined. Researchers have sought an optimum standard and
methods for automated or computerized alignment. However, before
automation is sought, variability among practitioners using current
methods must be assessed. This investigation determines the outcomes of
the alignment of five different prosthetists given the same subject and
components using kinematic and kinetic gait analysis.
A CASE STUDY USING X-RAY AND FLUOROSCOPE TO DETERMINE THE VITAL ELEMENTS
OF TRANS FEMORAL INTERFACE DESIGN - Jason Kahle, CPO
Kahle's paper examines the function of different elements of four
versions of trans femoral prosthesis during the stages of gait. Each is
modified by removing one vital element of the interface. Five
interface designs on the same patient are also examined to provide a
biomechanical (static and dynamic) skeletal analysis. This analysis
will help prosthetists understand the most vital elements of trans
femoral design.
IMPACT OF ARTICULATED KNEES ON INFANTS AND TODDLERS - Brian Giavedoni
Incorporating articulating knees in infant and toddler prostheses
challenges the traditional approach of fitting locked knees, or no
knees, in very young patients. This investigation assessed the gait of a
22-month old and a 4+8 year old with unilateral transfemoral amputation
fitted with articulating knees at 11 months. The subjects were capable
of flexing the articulated knees, on average 32.8 degrees. With the
knee locked, gait velocity decreased, contralateral percent stance
increased, and pelvic marker exclusion increased.
MEASURING THE RATE OF POLYPROPYLENE RECRYSTALLIZATION AFTER CLINICAL
THERMOFORMING THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY - Gary G.
Bedard, CO, FAAOP
Controversy exists over the proper cooling methodology of polypropylene.
Recrystalization is a variable process dependent on the thickness of the
material, temperature of the heavy gauge sheet, coolness of the lab
environment, temperature of the positive model and the incorporation of
foam liners. In this preliminary report, the degree of recrystalization
from a clinical vacuforming process will be measured. The standard
plastics industry method of measuring the degree of crystallization will
be used to determine the rate of recrystalization and thus offer an
indication for the proper thermoforming cooling methodology.
More details and an online registration form can be found on the
Academy's website at www.oandp.org.
Posted by:
Tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
(703) 836-0788
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Tom Gorski, CAE, “Academy News: Have you received your video?,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218008.
