Re: donating used prosthetic feet to research
Shane Wurdeman
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Title:
Re: donating used prosthetic feet to research
Creator:
Shane Wurdeman
Date:
1/2/2013
Text:
Apologies for the acronym, ESAR meaning energy storage and return, or
dynamic response type feet.
Thank you.
Shane Wurdeman, CP
<Email Address Redacted>
On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Shane Wurdeman < <Email Address Redacted> >wrote:
> Greetings list!
>
> I wanted to ask the community to consider helping research by donating old
> components, specifically ESAR type feet. I will always strongly advocate
> for donations to clinics in third world countries that can possibly benefit
> from old/used components, but perhaps 1 or 2 of the prosthetic feet you
> were going to send such clinics could first make a pitstop at our
> biomechanics laboratory. Our research does not damage the prosthetic feet
> in any way beyond adding some additional common wear and tear. I am asking
> the O&P community to consider going through your shelves and finding any
> ESAR type prosthetic feet that are collecting dust (even if you are more
> reserved about getting rid of anything that still works, I can easily send
> the foot back to you after a month or two of using it). Too often I hear so
> many smaller clinic O&P practitioners excited about research in our field
> but complaining that they do not know how to get involved with research;
> this is your opportunity to help and it requires only sending me an email (
> <Email Address Redacted> ) so we can work out the easiest way to ship the
> feet.
>
> Thank you for considering!
>
> --
> Shane R. Wurdeman, CP, MSPO, PhDc
> Graduate Assistant
> Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility
> Cell: (402)290-8051
> Office: (402)554-3225
> <Email Address Redacted>
> <URL Redacted>
>
> Home of American Society of Biomechanics 2013 Meeting
> September 4-7, 2013
> www.facebook.com/2013ASB
>
--
Shane R. Wurdeman
Graduate Assistant
Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility
Cell: (402)290-8051
Office: (402)554-3225
<URL Redacted>
Home of American Society of Biomechanics 2013 Meeting
September 4-7, 2013
www.facebook.com/2013ASB
dynamic response type feet.
Thank you.
Shane Wurdeman, CP
<Email Address Redacted>
On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Shane Wurdeman < <Email Address Redacted> >wrote:
> Greetings list!
>
> I wanted to ask the community to consider helping research by donating old
> components, specifically ESAR type feet. I will always strongly advocate
> for donations to clinics in third world countries that can possibly benefit
> from old/used components, but perhaps 1 or 2 of the prosthetic feet you
> were going to send such clinics could first make a pitstop at our
> biomechanics laboratory. Our research does not damage the prosthetic feet
> in any way beyond adding some additional common wear and tear. I am asking
> the O&P community to consider going through your shelves and finding any
> ESAR type prosthetic feet that are collecting dust (even if you are more
> reserved about getting rid of anything that still works, I can easily send
> the foot back to you after a month or two of using it). Too often I hear so
> many smaller clinic O&P practitioners excited about research in our field
> but complaining that they do not know how to get involved with research;
> this is your opportunity to help and it requires only sending me an email (
> <Email Address Redacted> ) so we can work out the easiest way to ship the
> feet.
>
> Thank you for considering!
>
> --
> Shane R. Wurdeman, CP, MSPO, PhDc
> Graduate Assistant
> Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility
> Cell: (402)290-8051
> Office: (402)554-3225
> <Email Address Redacted>
> <URL Redacted>
>
> Home of American Society of Biomechanics 2013 Meeting
> September 4-7, 2013
> www.facebook.com/2013ASB
>
--
Shane R. Wurdeman
Graduate Assistant
Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility
Cell: (402)290-8051
Office: (402)554-3225
<URL Redacted>
Home of American Society of Biomechanics 2013 Meeting
September 4-7, 2013
www.facebook.com/2013ASB
Citation
Shane Wurdeman, “Re: donating used prosthetic feet to research,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/234467.
