Reaching Toward a Better Arm By Deborah Conn The field of upper-limb prosthetics is advancing rapidly. Many of these developments are part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s quest to provide the best for amputee veterans. Whether with batteries or liquid fuel, with muscle reinnervation or joystick controls, researchers are building the arms of the future.
December 2007

O&P curriculum has changed. Better diagnostic skills, patient interaction training and information about new materials are all on the syllabus. If it’s been a while since you were in school, read this article for a quick education.

Five Questions For…Grayson Rosenberger
Fifteen-year-old Grayson Rosenberger won the Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors with a prosthetic leg covering he improvised out of common Bubble Wrap. Rosenberger tells AOPA where he’s gone with his invention, and how he hopes it will help others.

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