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財團法人陽光社會福利基金會 辦理
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Orthotic Treatment Protocols for Plagiocephaly |
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Title/ Orthotic Treatment
Protocols for Plagiocephaly
Source/ Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics,
Vol. 16, Num. 4S, pp. 31-34, 2004.
Author(s) / Jeff Larsen, CO
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Over the past decade, physicians, practitioners, and engineers
have worked hard to establish the foundation for treating patients with deformational
plagiocephaly. In 2004, a work group of the Institute for Clinical Systems
Improvement (ICSI) wrote a technical assessment abstract on the subject.
(The group consisted of two plastic and rehabilitative surgeons, a physical
medicine and rehabilitation physician, and an orthotic/prosthetic lab manager.)
By reviewing current literature and practical experience, the team concluded
that cranial orthoses are safe and effective in reducing cranial asymmetries.
1 The objective of this article is to present findings regarding treatment
protocols for deformational plagiocephaly based on the current literature
and on a comprehensive survey of 17 orthotic practitioners at various centers
nationwide. The survey's 19 questions covered treatment duration, wearing
schedules, frequency of follow ups, fitting and follow-up adjustments, variables
affecting outcomes, and multiple orthoses. |
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