Educational |
Anatomy |
| Anatomy Atlases |
| A digital library of anatomy information |
| Digital Anatomist (University of Washington) |
| Dept of Biological Structure, on-line interactive atlases |
| The Southern California Orthopedic Institute |
| Information on anatomy, sports injuries and orthopedic procedures |
| Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics |
| Excellent: includes clickable image map |
Biomechanical and Bioengineering |
| BioMechanics Magazine |
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| Clinical Gait Analysis |
| Forum for the discussion of clinical gait analysis: technical aspects,clinical cases and new developments, and web links |
| International Society of Biomechanics |
| Information about the ISB, biomechanical software and data contributed by members |
| Northern Arizona University |
| Department of Physical Therapy, Gait Research Laboratory |
| RESNA |
| Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America |
| Shoulder Prosthetics, A Clinical and Technical Guide |
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| University of Virginia KCRC Gait Lab |
| Gait Lab Equipment |
Medical and Rehabilitation |
| American Diabetes Association |
| Foot Care in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus |
| Amputee Coalition of America |
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| Doctor's Guide |
| Diabetes and effective amputation prevention |
| Hand Transplant |
| University of Louisville Health Sciences Center |
| Medical Matrix |
| Free directory of selected medical sites on the Internet |
| Transfemoral Prosthetics (Above Knee) |
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| What is Scoliosis? |
| Southern California Orthopedic Institute |
Therapy: Occupational, Physical |
| Ability |
| Occupational therapy web links |
| Scoliosis Treatment |
| Scoliosis Research Institute |
Orthotics and Prosthetics |
Information Sources |
Data Banks |
| (NERSP) Northeast Regional Data Center - US |
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| (RECAL) National centre for training and education in prosthetics |
| P&O Information Database - UK |
| ABLEDATA |
| The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research - U.S. Department of Education |
| National Library of Medicine (US) |
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| NHS Direct Online (National Health Service - UK) |
| Health information, stats and advice |
| UnCover database (subscription) |
| Contains records describing journals and their contents. 3000+ current citations are added daily |
Journals |
| (BMJ) British Medical Journal |
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| Bandolier Journal |
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| Journal of Biomechanics |
| Full-text access to current and past journal articles |
| Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics |
| The JPO Online Library contains all issues dating back to its inception in 1989. It is presented by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists for clinicians worldwide. |
Libraries |
Medical Search Tools |
| CliniWeb International |
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| Health on the Net |
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| Medical Publications (US) |
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| Medical World Search |
| Subscription fee required |
| National Center for Biotechnology Information (US) |
| NCBI creates public databases and conducts research in computational biology |
| OMNI |
| Internet resources in health and medicine |
| Yahoo Health |
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Online Networks |
| O&P Digital Technologies |
| Overview and listings of Orthopaedic and Prosthetic products and services |
| Orthopaedic Web Links |
| Comprehensive directory of orthopedics, orthopedic surgery & trauma. Search for orthopaedic surgeons, implants, equipment and resources on arthritis, back pain, broken bones, and all other orthopaedic conditions. |
| The Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Network |
| Links to many interesting podiatry-related websites |
| Yahoo Sports Medicine Interest Group |
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Research |
| NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (The University of York) |
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| O&P Research |
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| Orthopaedic Research Society |
| The purposes of the ORS are to promote, support, develop and encourage research in orthopaedic surgery, musculoskeletal diseases, musculoskeletal injuries and related disciplines |
| REHAB Tech, Australia |
| Research and Development Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Monash University |
| The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (Canada) |
| The Institute is a research body within the University of New Brunswick |
Search Engines |
| Altavista |
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| Ask Jeeves |
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| CNET |
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| Google |
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| Infoseek-Go |
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| Lycos |
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| MSN |
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Teaching Resources |
| (THPRC) The Health Professionals Resource Center |
| Occupational and physical therapy resources |
| Teach-in Experiments |
| Designed to demonstrate some interesting discovery |
For End Users |
General Interest |
| ABLEDATA |
| Information on Assistive Technology |
| Access Unlimited (NY) |
| Vehicles for People with Disabilities |
| Amputee Online |
| Online resource for amputees |
| BBC Health |
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| Disability UK Website |
| Information portal and community |
| FootTalk (Calgary Foot Clinic) |
| information about Podiatry and foot disorders |
| Limbless Association |
| Provides information and advice |
| National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (Oklahoma State University) |
| Provides a wide variety of disability related training resources to those serving persons with disabilities |
| NICHCY (US) |
| Information center for children and youth with disabilities |
| REACH The Association for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency (UK) |
| REACH provides information and support to families with children who have hand or arm deficiencies |