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ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS
Organizations

American Academy of
Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP)

American Board for Certification in
Orthotics and Prosthetics, inc. (ABC)

American Orthotic and Prosthetic
Association (AOPA)

Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist
Certification (BOC)

Board for Certification
in Pedorthics
(BCP)

Canadian Association of
Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO)

Canadian Board for
Certification of
Prosthetists and Orthotist (CBCPO)

International Association
of Orthotics and Prosthetics (IAOP)

International Society for
Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)

National Commision on
Orthotic and Prosthetic
Education (NCOPE)


Publications

Amputee-Online.

Amputation - The Online Magazine
for Amputees.

Clinical Orthopaedics
and Related Research.

Journal of Biomechanics.

Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery (JBJS).

Journal of Bone and
Joint Surgery:
British Volume (JBJS)

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Journal of Prosthetics
and Orthotics (JPO)

Journal of Rehabilitation
Research and Development (VA)

Journal of Spinal Disorders

National Amputee Golf
Association (NAGA)

O & P Almanac.

O & P Business News.

Orthopedic Technology
Review (OTR)

Spine


Manufacturers

Aspen Medical Products.

Becker Orthopedic.

Bledsoe Brace Systems.

Boston Brace International.

Charleston Bending
Brace Foundation.

Camp Healthcare.

College Park Industries.

DeRoyal/Atlanta International.

Endolite North America.

Generation II USA, Inc.

Jim Smith Sales, Inc. 

Kingsley Mfg. Co.

Liberating Technologies.

Ohio Willow Wood.

Ossur Prosthetic
Solutions (Flex-Foot).

Orthomerica Products Inc.

Otto Bock Orthopedic Industry.

Southern Prosthetics Supply.

Townsend Design.

UCO International.


Research and Development

Iowa Spine Research Center.

Musculoskeletal Research
Center at the 
University of Pittsburgh, 
Dept. of Orthopaedics (MSRC).

Northwestern University 
Rehabilitation Engineering.

VA Research and 
Development Service (VAR&D)

Research at the 
Veterans Adminstration Hospital,
Hines, Il.

University of Wisconsin,
Biomecahnics Laboratory.


Mechanical, Bio and Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering
at the
University of Iowa.

Illinois Institute of Technology,
Department of Mechanical,
Materials and Aerospace
Engineering.

University of Illinois at Chicago,
Department of Bioengineering
.

The University of Toledo
Department of Bioengineering.


Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)


Online Community

Scoliosis Support Forums.

National Scoliosis Foundation
Support Forums


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ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS
Education

California State University,
Dominguez Hills.

Century College, Minnesota.

Northwestern University
Prosthetics and Orthotics Center

Newington Certificate Program
in Orthotics & Prosthetics

Rancho Los Amigos,
Downey, California.

University of Texas,
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 
Prosthetics-Orthotics Program.

University of Washington
Rehabilitation Medicine,
Division of Prosthetics - Orthotics.


International Education

British Columbia Institute of Technology
(Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)

BUFA. Prothetik und Orthetik über
Reha-Technik undSanitätshaus bis zum
Management (Dortmund, Germany).

George Brown College
Prosthetic & Orthotic Programs
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

The National Centre for
Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University
(Melbourne, Australia).

National Centre at the
University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland).

University of Don Bosco (San Salvador).

University of Salford. (Manchester England)

VIETCOT. Vietnamese Training Centre for
Orthopaedic Technologists.(Hanoi)

Orthopaedic Surgery Links


Societies

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(AAOS)

International Society for the
Studies of Lumbar Spine (ISSLS).

National Scoliosis Foundation

North American Spine Society (NASS)

Scoliosis Association (SA).

Scoliosis Research Society (SRS).


Chicago Area Private Practices

Castle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.

Great Lakes Orthopaedics.

Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates.

Midwest Orthopaedics.

M & M Orthopaedics, Ltd.

Parkview Musculoskeletal Institute.


University Orthopaedic Practices

Loyola University Chicago, 
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
and Rehabilitation.

Rush Medical Center,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

University of Chicago,
Comer Childrens Hospital.

University of Chicago,
Section of Orthopaedic
and Rehabilitative Surgery.

University of Illinois at Chicago,
Department of Orthopaedics.

Joint Replacement Center,
University of Chicago Hospitals, Weiss.


Neurological Surgery Links


Chicago Area Neurosurgery Practices

Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery
and Neuroresearch (CINN).

Loyola University Chicago,
Department of Neurological Surgery

University of Chicago,
Section of Neurosurgery.

University of Illinois at Chicago,
Department of Neurosurgery.


Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation


Rehabilitation Facilities in the Chicago Area

Marianjoy Rehabilitaion Center.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Sinai-Schwab Rehabilitation Center.


Interpersonal Support

Honisa (For Anxiety and Stress)

Cebral Palsy Support.


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Research Information
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