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CONTENTS<br />
Volume 11, Number 2 Spring, 1987<br />
Orthotic Management<br />
of Paraplegia<br />
A Physiologic Rationale for Orthotic<br />
Prescription in Paraplegia 66<br />
Robert L. Waters, M.D.<br />
Leslie Miller, R.P.T.<br />
The criteria used at Rancho Los Amigos<br />
Medical Center to determine whether or<br />
not a paraplegic is a candidate for<br />
ambulation, based on the energy<br />
expenditure measurements of 150<br />
patients.<br />
Post-polio Syndrome: An Overview ... 73<br />
Niel R. Cashman, M.D.<br />
Irwin M. Siegel, M.D.<br />
Jack P. Antel, M.D.<br />
Patients who once had paralytic<br />
poliomyelitis may develop new<br />
complaints after decades of stable<br />
function. Over 50,000 persons in the<br />
U.S. are at risk of developing PPS.<br />
A New Look at the RGO Protocol 79<br />
Lou Ekus, C.P.O.<br />
Linda McHugh, R.P.T.<br />
A simplified approach to the selection,<br />
fitting, and training of patients for<br />
fitting with the Reciprocal Gait<br />
Orthosis.<br />
Wheelchairs for Paraplegic Patients ... 82<br />
A. Bennett Wilson, Jr.<br />
An overview of wheelchair options.<br />
The Anterior Shell Orthosis: An<br />
Alternative TLSO 95<br />
Carrie L. Beets, CO.<br />
Tom Faisant, R.P.T.<br />
Vernon Houghton, R.T.O.<br />
C. Michael Schuch, C.P.O.<br />
The authors present a TLSO which<br />
allows early mobilization of patients<br />
with spinal cord injury and other<br />
diagnoses, as well as independent<br />
donning and doffing.<br />
The Cast Off Valve: An Improved<br />
Method for Removing and Retaining<br />
Above Knee Casts and Prosthetic<br />
Sockets 101<br />
Albeit F. Rappoport, M.A., CP.<br />
Successfully tested at UCLA's<br />
Prosthetic Education Program and<br />
Prosthetic-Orthotic Laboratory, the<br />
Cast Off Valve allows a cast to remain<br />
undamaged for further reference.<br />
Early Mobility Aid for Non-walking<br />
Children 106<br />
Virgil Faulkner, C.P.O.<br />
N. Walsh, M.D.<br />
D. Currie, M.D.<br />
A low cost electrical mobility aid for<br />
children with multiple limb deficiencies.<br />
Knee Joint Materials and<br />
Components 91<br />
M.L. Stills, CO.<br />
An analysis of appropriate prescription,<br />
components, fabrication, fitting, and<br />
training for successful orthotic<br />
management of the paraplegic patient.
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