Cadence - The speed at which one
walks.
Calcaneus - Heel bone.
Callous - Thickening of the skin.
Carpals - The bones between the metacarpals
and the wrist.
Cast model - Rigid impression made
of a body part using plaster or fiberglass wrap.
Cavus foot - A foot with a high arch.
Cerebral Vascular Accident - Rupturing
of a blood vessel in the brain.
Ceritified Orthotist (CO) - A Certified
Orthotist is certified by the American Board for Certification
in Orthotics and Prosthetics. To obtain this certification
an individual must have adequate training in the field of
orthotics and have successfully passed a national examination.
Once certified the individual must meet the mandatory continuing
education requirements. A Certified Orthotist is a patient-care
practitioner who evaluates, designs, fabricates and fits orthoses
(braces) and other devices to straighten or support the body
and/or the limbs.
Certified Pedorthist (C. Ped) - A
Certified Pedorthist is certified by the American Board for
Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics. To obtain this
certification an individual must have adequate training in
the field of pedorthics and have successfully passed a national
examination. A Certified Pedorthist is a patient-care practitioner
who evaluates, designs, fabricates and fits pedorthic devices
for the prevention of painful and/or disabling conditions
of the foot and ankle.
Certified Prosthetist (CP) - A Certified
Prosthetist is certified by the American Board for Certification
in Orthotics and Prosthetics. To obtain this certification
an individual must have adequate training in the field of
prosthetics and have successfully passed a national examination.
Once certified the individual must meet the mandatory continuing
education requirements. A Certified Prosthetist is a patient-care
practitioner who evaluates, designs, fabricates and fits prosthetics
(artificial limbs).
Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (CPO)
- This professional has successfully met the criteria
of both Certified Prosthetist and Certified Orthotist.
Cervical vertebrae - The seven bones
of the neck.
Charcot foot - A progressive degenerative
condition that affects the joints in the foot.
Check socket - A socket, usually transparent,
which is used to evaluate the comfort and fit of the socket
before the fabrication of the temporary or permanent prosthesis.
Also, known as test socket or evaluation interface.
Chopart - A partial foot amputation
leaving only the calcaneus and talus intact.
Clavicle - The collar bone.
CO - See also, Certified Orthotist.
Coccyx - Distal portion of vertebral
column. The tail bone.
Compound Fracture - A bone fracture
which has broken through the skin.
Congenital Limb Deficiency - Absence
of a limb or part of a limb at the time of birth.
Contracture - A shortening of a muscle.
Cosmesis - The appearance of a device.
Cosmetic Cover - The protective external
cover that gives an endoskeletal prosthesis a normal anatomical
appearance.
CP - See also, Certified Prosthetist.
CPO - See also, Certified Prosthetist
/ Orthotist.
CVA - See also, Cerebral Vascular
Accident
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