SPMD-610 Spinal & Upper Extremity Orthotics

• Upper Extremity Anatomy Link - University of Washington

SPMD-650 - Lower Extremity Orthotics II

• Lower Extremity Anatomy Link - University of Washington

SPMD-615 Lower Extremity Prosthetics I

SPMD-640 - Lower Extremity Orthotics I

• 6/16/04 - Animations demonstrating effects of misalignment of mechanical joint with anatomical joint with AFO

SPMD-605 - Clinical Gait Analysis Measurement & Interpretation

• 1/25/04 - Link to Tutorial on Joint Kinetics (.pdf file - 20 pages)
• 2/7/04 - Review material - Muscles of Legs (Origins, Insertions, Actions, Innervation):
  • Gluteal
  • Thigh-Posterior
  • Thigh-Anterior
  • Thigh-Adductor
  • Shank-Posterior-Superficial
  • Shank-Posterior-Deep
  • Shank-Anterior
  • Shank-Lateral
• 2/14/04 - Trial 10 Spreadsheet - Force Values Only

SPMD-630 Research Methods for Orthotics and Prosthetics

• 1/13/04 - Statistics Links
  • Visual Statistics (big site - very good explanations)
  • Simple Correlation (interactive animation)
  • Correlation and Regression
• 1/14/04 - Statistics from Professor of Statistics at Rice University (very good for more examples)
• 1/20/04 - Link for Statistics Book " Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences"
• 1/22/04 - Calculating Variance by Deviation Score Method
• 4/17/04 - Choosing & Interpreting Statistical Tests (Good Primer; long-winded)
• 4/17/04 - A New View of Statistics (Good, brief explanations with examples - you can go to "Contents" for more information, but this covers linear regression, t-tests, ANOVA)

CADM-694 - Special Topics: Plastics Materials and Processes

• 1/14/04 - Chapter 2 (Images may appear small, but when printed, will be correct size)
  • Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 - Page 6 - Page 7 - Page 8 - Page 9 - Page 10 - Page 11 - Page 12 - Page 13

• 1/15/04- 1/17/04 - Chapter 4 as .pdf files (sorry; they're hard to read)
  • Chapter 4 - "Section 1" - (675K) - 9 pages
  • Chapter 4 - "Section 2" - (2.35 MB) - 12 pages
  • Chapter 4 - "Section 3" - (3.6 MB) - 17 pages
  • Chapter 4 - "Section 4" - (3.1 MB) - 16 pages
  • Chapter 4 - "Section 1" as separate pages:
    • Page1 - Page2 - Page3 - Page4 - Page5 - Page6 - Page7 - Page8 - Page9
• 1/15/04 - Frank's original class notes & the Transcribed version (you'll need both). Class assignments are on the top of the original notes page)
• 1/21/04 - Handouts from 1/15/04 - REQUIRED for doing assignment for 1/22/04 class
  • Page1 - Page2 - Page3
• 2/19/04 - First Test Study Topics

SPMD-580 - Introduction to Orthotics & Prosthetics

• 9/8/03 - OandP.org - Historical Perspective
• 9/8/03 - ABCOP - History
• 9/8/03 - AOPA - History
• 9/15/03 - Assignment Article on O & P Licensing - LARGE (992K) .pdf Format
                       

SPMD-581 - Musculoskeletal Pathologies for Orthotics and Prosthetics

• 9/11/03 - Craniectomy Article - LARGE (1.3 MB) .pdf Format
                  
• 1/14/04 - Scoliosis site (radiographs, descriptions, etc. - very good)
• 1/14/04 - Interactive Muscle Review
• 1/14/04 - Interactive Skeletal System

SPMD-582 - Kinesiology - Biomechanical Basis of Orthotic and Prosthetic Management

• 11/29/03 - Mechanics of Positional Plagiocephaly (Flash Animation)
                  

• FOCUS EMU Jan. 20, 2004 Issue - Front Page Article
  
• Ann Arbor News Feb. 1, 2004 - Section B First Page Article Part 2
  
• O & P Almanac - May 2004 -
  Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
• American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (ABC)
• American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association

Other Interesting Links

• OandP.com
• O & P LISTSERV Archives
• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (UC Berkeley)
• Citing sources in APA format (Online Interactive Site - KnightCite)
• Citations Online (in-text and Bibliographic - Landmark-Project.com)

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