by Brian Mangum | May 3, 2022 | Technical blog
For 30 years, the “Gold Standard” approach for offloading diabetic foot ulcers has been the Total Contact Cast (TCC). Despite the strong evidence supporting it, the TCC has consistently been grossly underutilized; in fact, it is well documented that fewer than 10% of...
by Brian Mangum | Nov 24, 2021 | Blogs
You look at the title and wonder what exactly a FOOSH is. FOOSH is an acronym for fall on an outstretched hand. It can be a simple fall or a traumatic fall. What type of activities can cause a FOOSH? There are many different causes of this injury. It could be from...
by Michelle Bevers | Nov 17, 2021 | Blogs
13-year-old Kylee Menszak broke her wrist in gym class which would make her ineligible for her soccer season if she was placed in a traditional plaster cast. Thanks to St Lukes Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dustin Green Greenhill, MD, she didn’t have to miss her...
by Michelle Bevers | Aug 31, 2021 | Blogs
If you have been one of those unlucky people that have had to wear either a cast or splint, then you can relate to this post. You break a bone and your doctor puts you in a cast/splint. You typically will have to wear it around 6-12 weeks, depending on how fast it...
by Michelle Bevers | Aug 16, 2021 | In the news
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ActivArmorTM The Only Sanitizable, Custom 3D Printed Casts, launching at the Lovell Hand And Orthopedic Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pueblo, CO – August 6, 2021 – Biomedical startup, ActivArmorTM, has partnered with the Lovell Hand and...