South West Orthopedic Designs

OandP Organizations:

Academy - American Academy
of Orthotists & Prosthetists

ABC - American Board for Certification in Orthotics
and Prosthetics

AOPA - American Orthotic
& Prosthetic Association

BAPO - British Association
of Prosthetists and Orthotists

BARR - Barr/United Amputee Assistance Fund

BOC - Board for Orthotist / Prosthetist Certification

CAPO - Canadian Assoc. of Prosthetists & Orthotists

COPA - California Orthotics
& Prosthetics Association

DSUSA - Disabled Sports USA

FAOP - Florida Association of Orthotists & Prosthetists

IAOP - International Association
of Orthotics and Prosthetics


Limbless Association- Information for Amputees in the UK

NAAOP- National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics

NCOPE - National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education

NPOLF - National P&O Licensing Fund

OPAF - O&P Athlete Assistance Fund, Inc.

PFA - Pedorthic Footwear Association

POF - Prosthetics Outreach Foundation

SMOPAC - Sociedad Mexicana de Ortesistas y Protesistas

UASA - United Amputee Services Association

OandP Support Sites:

MT Desk - Medical transcription
and terminology: medical and
surgical terms, medical dictionary, A-Z index of new terminology,
word lists, sample operative
reports, links to the best medical information on the web.

OrthoSeek.com - Orthopedic
medical index of terminology A-Z.

University-Based O&P Practitioner Training Programs:

California State University - Certificate Program in Orthotics and Prosthetics


University of Salford

University of Strathclyde

The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics - La Trobe University, Melbourne



University of Washington Rehabilitation Medicine - Division of Prosthetics - Orthotics


Oklahoma State University - Okmulgee - Orthotic and Prosthetic Associate (OPA)

Amputee Resources:

Amputee Coalition of America


A Manual for Above-Knee Amputees

A Manual for Below-Knee Amputees

American Medical Association

Amputee-Online

Amputation Online Magazine

About One Hand Typing and Keyboarding


U.S. General Accounting Office

Health Care Financing Administration

HemiPelvectomy and Hip-Disarticulation Help

Limbless Association (UK)

The Library of Congress


Medical Records Institute

National Committee for Quality Assurance

National Institutes of Health

RAND WWW Site

Amputee Golfer Magazine

BioMechanics

O & P Business News

O & P World

Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics

Journal of the Association of Children's Prosthetic Orthotic Clinics

Web Page Awards:

For Web Page originality and content that has achieved levels of excellence ...............................
OandP Web Page Design

Post Graduate Residency Programs:

Advanced Prosthetics & Orthotics Residency Program (NC)

University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine - Orthotic Residency Program

University of Michigan OandP Center - Orthotics or Prosthetics Residency Program