Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed an association of fewer skin complications and less orthotic-related pain with use of a casting ...

The continued rise of 3D printing ishaving a big impact on the medical world, with scientists using themanufacturing technique to create everything from spine cages to an upper jaw prosthesis for a ...

Researchers have confirmed that adapting splints in combination with the footwear used by disabled children to help them walk can decrease the energy they use by as much as 33%. The Clinical ...

Background Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). AFOs are designed either to improve function or to prevent or treat muscle ...

Orthoses are widely used in the management of children with CP even though there is no robust evidence for its effect. [8,9] The ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthoses ...