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Prosthetics and orthotics

Guest Editors
Christina Zong-Hao Ma, PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Gabriel Moisan, PhD, CPO, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Canada


BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is calling for submissions to our Collection titled, Prosthetics and orthotics.

This Collection encourages submissions that will share the recent breakthroughs and remarkable advancements in prosthetics and orthotics including tailor-made devices that mimic natural movements, respond to neural signals, assist bodily correction, alignment, posture improvement, and movement, all of which serve the users’ anatomy and needs to ensure comfort and functionality.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Gabriel Moisan, PhD, CPO: University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, Canada

Dr Gabriel Moisan is a podiatrist and assistant professor at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. He holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Montreal. He also earned a master's degree in Human Kinetics and a doctorate in podiatric medicine from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. His research program is in the broad area of foot and ankle biomechanics during locomotion. He places a particular emphasis on understanding the alterations in lower limb biomechanics induced by foot orthoses and how these modifications correlate with clinical improvements in patients dealing with musculoskeletal disorders.

Christina Zong-Hao Ma, PhD:, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

Dr Christina Zong-Hao Ma is an Assistant Professor and a Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (CPO) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). She received her PhD from Faculty of Engineering, PolyU; and BSc from West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University. She also previously worked as a CPO and a Clinical Instructor at China Rehabilitation Research Center, and a Visiting Research Scholar at University of Michigan.

About the Collection

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders is calling for submissions to our Collection titled, Prosthetics and orthotics.

The evolution of prosthetics and orthotics continues to significantly impact our understanding of the challenges faced and overcome by those living with injury, physical impairments or musculoskeletal conditions. Driven by cutting-edge medical technology, engineering, biomechanics, and patient care, both prostheses and orthotic devices share the common goal of restoring mobility, enhancing functionality and enabling individuals to live independently. 

This collection encourages submissions that will share the recent breakthroughs and remarkable advancements in prosthetics and orthotics including tailor-made devices that mimic natural movements, respond to neural signals, assist bodily correction, alignment, posture improvement, and movement, all of which serve the users’ anatomy and needs to ensure comfort and functionality.

This collection welcomes submissions on topics including, but not limited to:

  • Assessments and evaluation tools for individualized needs
  • Design, creation, and customization of prostheses or orthotic devices
  • Patient education and rehabilitation – adapting and proper use and care 
  • Advancements and ongoing research on new technologies, material science, robotics, sensors and manufacturing
  • Patient long-term outcomes and effectiveness
  • Biomechanics of locomotion, posture and/or functional tasks
  • 3D-printing technology
  • Surgical fitting methods
  • Prevention of prosthetic joint infections
  • Functional braces, compression garments, splints

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  1. The Ponseti method for treating clubfoot consists of initial treatment with serial casting accompanied by achillotenotomy if needed, followed by the maintenance phase including treatment with a foot abduction ...

    Authors: Josefine Eriksson Naili, Malin Lindeberg and Anna-Clara Esbjörnsson
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:425
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. The hallux dorsiflexion resistance test is a frequently employed clinical maneuver for assessing the initiation of the windlass mechanism This maneuver involves dorsiflexion of the phalanx of the hallux, there...

    Authors: Álvaro Gómez-Carrión, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez, José Manuel Reguera-Medina, Carlos Martínez-Sebastián, Salvador Márquez-Reina, Manuel Coheña-Jiménez and Gabriel Moisan
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:409
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Customized 3D-printed pelvic implants with a porous structure have revolutionized periacetabular pelvic defect reconstruction after tumor resection, offering improved osteointegration, long-term stability, and...

    Authors: Xin Hu, Minxun Lu, Yitian Wang, Yi Luo, Yong Zhou, Xiao Yang, Li Min and Chongqi Tu
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:384
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. Over the past years, the field of prosthetics and orthotics has seen incredible innovations that used to be perceived as science fiction. This editorial aims to shed light on such exciting developments, explor...

    Authors: Gabriel Moisan and Christina Zong-Hao Ma
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:135
    Content type: Editorial Published on:

  5. Antimicrobial agents are administered via intramedullary antibiotic perfusion (iMAP)/intrasoft tissue antibiotic perfusion (iSAP) to infected lesions to control osteoarticular and soft tissue infections. Conti...

    Authors: Yukichi Zenke, Yasuhito Motojima, Kohei Ando, Kenji Kosugi, Daishi Hamada, Yasuaki Okada, Naohito Sato, Daichi Shinohara, Hitoshi Suzuki, Makoto Kawasaki and Akinori Sakai
    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:36
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "Prosthetics and orthotics" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.