AOPA announces award recipients
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:43 AM CDT, Thu July 18, 2024
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Howard R. Thranhardt Award are Andreas Kannenberg, MD (GER), PhD, Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP, FAAOP (D), Tyler Klenow, MSPO, MBA, CPO, FAAOP, and Russell Lundstrom, MS. The award, established in 1996 through a gift from J.E. Hanger in memory of Howard R. Thranhardt, CP, has become one of the most distinguished honors in the orthotics and prosthetics profession, annually recognizing the strength in clinical research. “Their work will contribute to the profession’s clinical base, helping to improve and further the care provided to the individuals we are privileged to serve,” said Mitchell Dobson, CPO, FAAOP, president, AOPA. “Their presentations are just two of the informative and exciting educational sessions you will experience at this year’s National Assembly. We look forward to congratulating and honoring them for these accomplishments.” The award and presentations will be given Sept. 14 in conjunction with the 2024 National Assembly in Charlotte, N.C. Kannenberg and Wurdeman will present “Assessing Outcomes with Microprocessor Knee Utilization in a K2 Population (ASCENT K2): Findings from a Clinical Trial of 107 Individuals with Above-knee Amputation.” Klenow and Lundstrom will present “Reduction in Falls and Fall-Risk with Increased Walking Speed Found Following 1 Year of C-Brace Use: Interim Results from the C-Brace Registry.”
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