title: Principles for awarding and fitting orthopedic devices and current views on terminology and classification.
abstract: This article presents excerpts from statues and regulations governing the legal aspects of providing orthopedic devices. The author suggests that the rules of the Committee on Prosthetics and Orthotics of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons be applied for the classification and terminology of orthopedic devices.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii, I Wydział Lekarski, Akademia Medyczna, Warszawa.
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authors.lastname: Bogucki