Publisher's Synopsis
Over the years prosthetics and orthotics has evolved from a craft into a profession. Prosthetics is now defined as the science of external limb replacement and orthotics the science of external support of the limbs and torso. Technological advances, in conjunction with an increase in education and experience, have provided the knowledge necessary for the production of improved designs.
This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics features on the recent developments in the field of prosthetics and orthotics.
