Lower Extremity Review Magazine

Chronic conditions such as diabetes and peripheral vascular disease were the leading cause of amputation for more than 60% of patients treated at Indiana University Center for Limb Loss (CLL), a ...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/understanding-who-we-are-helping

The US Amputee Football Federation (USAFF) provides participants with an environment and opportunity to regain hope that may have been lost after amputation. Through a sense of teamwork, competit...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/amputee-football-brings-soccer-to-every-body

By reducing weight, lead times, and costs, 3-D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) offers significant opportunities for better customization in orthotic and prosthetic development. Today’s ...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/additive-manufacturing-is-here-to-stay

While 3D printing has dramatically accelerated the customization process for manufacturing orthotics and prosthetics, it’s often today’s post-processing technologies that make those applicati...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/post-processing-tech-personalizes-to-each-users-needs

A recent survey found that experienced orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) device users with a chronic disability liked the range of care they received from certified O&P providers, were “very satisf...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/manitoba-po-users-endorse-certified-carewant-more

Prosthetic device users have a wide range of needs and prosthetists need to be aware of varying product offerings to meet those needs. Pseudo-prostheses allow able-bodied users to understand ambu...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/pseudo-prosthesis-appears-accurate-as-teaching-tool

A fundamental understanding of the way soft interface materials compare to one another provides insight to the clinician and fabricator. Example: Compare different types of polyurethane and their...

https://lermagazine.com/special-section/conference-coverage/the-importance-of-interface-materials

According to a new study1 by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent – particularly among Black Americans – than previously tho...

https://lermagazine.com/issues/march/ms-more-prevalent-among-black-americans-than-once-thought

A new scoping review from Japan suggests that low-frequency and low-intensity vibration therapies helped effectively treat wounds (including pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, and venous le...

https://lermagazine.com/issues/march/vibration-aids-hard-to-heal-wounds

Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is diagnosed when symptoms (perceptions of the ankle ‘giving way’, pain, weakness, or limited ankle range of motion) have persisted for more than 1 year after ...

https://lermagazine.com/issues/march/exercise-electrical-simulation-for-cai

User metabolic power during walking in flat-soled shoes decreased following daily high-heel use. High heels remodel leg muscle-tendons & improve walking economy regardless of footwear condition. ...

https://lermagazine.com/issues/march/high-heels-remodel-leg-muscles

The inaugural meeting of the Tai Chi & Qigong as Whole Person Health Conference was held in Boston, MA, in September 2023. It was hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and jointly s...

https://lermagazine.com/issues/march/therapeutic-benefits-of-tai-chi-highlighted

Patients with knee and hip OA frequently have pain, muscle weakness, impaired joint proprioception, and poor balance, which are important risk factors for falls. Falls and osteoarthritis (OA) are...

https://lermagazine.com/article/association-of-knee-and-hip-oa-with-fall-risk-and-fractures

BACKGROUND: Treadmills are the most popular piece of exercise equipment, with millions of people in the United States (US) using the devices each year. Thousands of people are treated for treadmi...

https://lermagazine.com/article/treadmill-related-lower-extremity-injuries-treated-at-united-states-emergency-departments

The management of DFUs complicated by the effects of lower limb edema is clinically challenging, and both conditions can require a multifaceted treatment approach.  Lower limb edema is a common ...

https://lermagazine.com/article/strategies-to-treat-dfus-complicated-by-edema

Addressing associated reduced muscle function and strength may improve treatment outcomes for plantar heel pain. People with plantar heel pain (PHP) have reduced foot and ankle muscle function, s...

https://lermagazine.com/article/strengthening-program-to-treat-plantar-heel-pain

Designed to give foot and ankle surgeons ease of use and procedural efficiency, the procedure-specific DynaClip Delta™ and DynaClip Quattro™ bone staples—both with a 4-leg configuration—a...

https://lermagazine.com/products/staples-for-midfoot-and-first-mtp-joint-fusions

Finnish-based Taika3D, a global provider of custom orthotics software, announced its collaboration with Mosaic Manufacturing, Toronto, Canada, a provider of 3D printing solutions, aimed at elevat...

https://lermagazine.com/industry-news/taika3d-mosaic-announce-collaboration

Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies: Surgical, Prosthetic, and Rehabilitation Principles, Fifth Edition, remains the definitive reference on the surgical and prosthetic management of acqui...

https://lermagazine.com/products/atlas-of-amputations-and-limb-deficiencies

The 2 menisci per knee are susceptible to wear and injury, and the meniscus is generally not a favorable candidate for a surgical procedure because blood is only supplied in certain sections. Tow...

https://lermagazine.com/industry-news/researchers-working-to-map-the-meniscus