Orthotics- No current studies
M. Britt Spears CPO
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Orthotics- No current studies
Creator:
M. Britt Spears CPO
Date:
11/17/2005
Text:
Hi List,
I just attended the 2 day conference in Chicago to help attain my fellow. During this conference, it was brought to our attention that there are literally no on going studies in the field of Orthotics. Of the 65,000 case studies published that have been made from the beginning of time to today, only 45 have covered the Stroke patient and usage of AFO's. Of that amount, if my memory holds correct, only 4 even compared articulating ankle AFO's to solid ankle AFO's. It's no wonder that there is a 5 year rule involving the replacement of an AFO. We have no documentation to support anything that we can hand to CMS. Why would they change or even relax any rules if we can't even show a study of lets say: how long an AFO lasts on a CVA patient? We cannot even justify to them the need for a articulated ankle according to what I witnessed.
Just food for thought.
M. Britt Spears CPO
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I just attended the 2 day conference in Chicago to help attain my fellow. During this conference, it was brought to our attention that there are literally no on going studies in the field of Orthotics. Of the 65,000 case studies published that have been made from the beginning of time to today, only 45 have covered the Stroke patient and usage of AFO's. Of that amount, if my memory holds correct, only 4 even compared articulating ankle AFO's to solid ankle AFO's. It's no wonder that there is a 5 year rule involving the replacement of an AFO. We have no documentation to support anything that we can hand to CMS. Why would they change or even relax any rules if we can't even show a study of lets say: how long an AFO lasts on a CVA patient? We cannot even justify to them the need for a articulated ankle according to what I witnessed.
Just food for thought.
M. Britt Spears CPO
The content of this communication is for exclusive use of the
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information. If the recipient of this communication is not the
addressee, such recipient is strictly prohibited from printing,
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information contained herein. If you received this communication in
error, please contact the sender by e-mail, fax or telephone and destroy this document.
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Citation
M. Britt Spears CPO, “Orthotics- No current studies,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225737.
