Dr.Brånemark will present a Seminal Research lecture on Osseointegration at the University of Maryland on 28th February. He will share the groundbreaking advances within osseointegration and limb restoration as well as the latest research. Despite the advances in prosthesis and sockets, there is a high rejection rate of socket prosthesis among people with amputation. For […]
read moreUniversity Medicine Göttingen(UMG) positions itself at the forefront of orthopedic surgery in Germany with the completion of its first Osseointegrated and Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) surgery last year. Osseointegration for amputees refers to the anchoring the prosthesis directly through the bone. This treatment is becoming a widely acceptable and beneficial alternative for those who have […]
read moreIn October 2019, Alfred Hospital conducted their fourth workshop on Osseointegration for Bone Anchored prosthesis with the OPRA Implant system and Target Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) at the Regional Medical Australian and New Zealand Society (RMANZ). Pioneering Osseointegration in Australia The Alfred Hospital is the largest and most active Trauma Service in Australasia. They treat over […]
read moreIn June 2019, the Stiftelsen Medicin och Teknik at Chalmers announced Dr. Rickard Brånemark, Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan and Kerstin Hagberg as the receipients of the 2019 Henry Wallman Award. The award recognizes their work within osseointegrated neural controlled prosthetics (e-OPRA). Our press release published 26 June 2019 describes more about the the work that […]
read moreDevelopments in Osseointegration The benefits of osseointegration for both upper and lower limb amputees has been well recognized and documented in numerous peer reviewed clinical studies. In June of 2015 the FDA provided an HDE approval (Humanitarian Device Exception) for use of the OPRA System (Osseointegrated Prosthesis for Rehabilitation of Amputees) for transfemoral amputees. Work […]
read moreNBC4 News aired a segment on ‘Inside Walter Reed:The Future of Prosthetics‘ on October 8th’ 2019. The program features the OPRA Implant System from Integrum. News4’s Doreen Gentzler talks about her visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, Washington. During the visit, she learned about the clinical trial evaluating Osseointegration as a […]
read moreInternational Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) Kobe, Hyogo Japan 5-8th October 2019 Kyobe, Hyogo Japan is hosting the 17th International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) World Congress between 5-8th October 2019. ISPO is a global non-profit organization working towards improving the quality of life for people with reduced mobility. This is done by […]
read moreORTHOWORLD® is a provider of strategic intelligence focussed on the global orthopaedic market. Their mission is to help orthopaedic companies and individuals improve their performance. They featured an interview with Magnus René on the success of the OPRA™ osseointegrated prosthetic implant system. Magnus René is the former President and CEO of Arcam and member of […]
read moreThe OPRA Insight Forum Series is a set of outreach programs hosted by Integrum held across the U.S. to help educate and inform the limb loss community about Osseointegration. The forums are designed to provide a broad perspective on Osseointegration and specifically the OPRA Implant System. A review of the acceptance criteria for consideration, brief […]
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