Health and Medical Guide to Bones, Joints and Muscles Amputees Health information topics about Amputees: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Artificial Limbs National Institutes of Health http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=prosthetic+limbs&recruiting=true 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Amputation National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/condition=amputation&recruiting=true Coping 1. Peer Contact for Parents of Children with Congenit Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/PC_congenital_amputations.html... 2. When a Parent Loses a Limb: Helping Children Cope Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/childcope.html 3. Starting a Support Group: The Basics Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/start_sg.html Directories 1. Summer Camps for Children with Physical Disabiliti Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/Kidscamps.html Disease Management 1. Pain Management: Post Amputation Pain Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/mar_apr_98/pain_mgt/page1.html 2. Pain Management: A Discussion of the Various Techn Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/sep_oct_98/painmgt.html 3. Pain Management and the Amputee Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/painmgmt-ez.html Financial Issues 1. Financial Assistance for Prosthesis and Other Assi Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/assist_orgs.html Law and Policy 1. Guide to Disability Rights Laws Dept. of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm 2. Suggestions for Social Security Disability Applica Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/ssdapplicants.html 3. Tips for Voluntary Enforcement of Disabled Parking Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/ParkingFacts.html Organizations 1. Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/ Overviews 1. Limb Loss Frequently Asked Questions Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_faq.html Prevention/Screening 1. Amputations Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/amputation-factsheet.pdf Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Your New Lower Extremity Prosthesis Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/lowerprosthesis.html 2. Advances in Arm Prosthetics Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/may_jun_99/armprosth.html 3. Your New Upper Extremity Prosthesis Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/upperprosthesis.html 4. Consumer Guide for Amputees: A Guide to Lower Limb Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/inmotion/mar_apr_98/pros_primer/page1.html... 5. Robotic Limbs Society for Neuroscience http://www.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/robotic_limbs.html Related Issues 1. Farming with an Arm Amputation Dept. of Agriculture http://www.agrabilityproject.org/assistivetech/tips/2_arm_amputation.cfm Research 1. Similar Outcomes for Limb Reconstruction and Amput National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2002/niams-17.htm Specific Conditions 1. Before Your Amputation: Questions to Ask Your Surg Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/SurgeonQs.html 2. Wound Care: Preventing Infection Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/fact_sheets/woundcare-ez.html 3. Phantom Pain Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00444 4. Amputation Society for Vascular Surgery http://www.vascularweb.org/_CONTRIBUTION_PAGES/Patient_Information/NorthPoi...   Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Natural And Artificial Sheaths Used To Mend Traumatic Bone Loss 10 Mar 2010 at 5:00am A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little cover... 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