Re: Authors / Writers

Re: Authors / Writers

12/2/2003

Al,
What about teaching the army surgeons at Walter Reed proper amputation
procedure for our vets?
What about applying proven amputation surgery technologies there as done by
other armed services surgeons?
Then the vets wouldn't necessarily need gel liners or suspension systems nor
probably stump socks!! :)
Walter Reed army surgeons should ask some Navy, Marines and Air Force
surgeons and the hundreds of Ertl veterans how its done?

The first step in amputees receiving proper and successful prosthetic
rehabiltation is to have proper amputation surgery from the get go.

See more about what surgeons say if we want to help our amp vets.

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Tony Barr
www.ertlreconstruction.com

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Subject: [OANDP-L] Authors / Writers

Dear Colleagues,

Walter Reed Army Medical Center is in the process of producing a
noncommercial publication specific to the young active traumatic amputee
returning for rehabilitation from the war in Irag. The publication will not
be copywritten and will be made available via the Internet as a PDF file.

At the present time volunteer authors and writers are needed from the
professional O&P community to write a section of the publication that deals
with the use and care of stump socks for volume control to include the use
and care of gel liners as a socket interface and/or suspension system.

The Walter Reed amputee rehabilitation program has changed from wars past in
that with the new technologies now available in prosthetics their goal is to
return the service man or woman to active duty to complete their military
careers.

If you are willing to volunteer your time and expertise to help our GIs
coming home from Iraq please contact me my private e-mail.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Al Pike, CP