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Please take the time to review the following Articles.  Don't forget to revisit this page often, as we are continuing to update the information on it.

• Ertl Amputee to cycle 2400 miles to promote Ertl Procedure. 
• Articles from John Michael's Corner The Ertl Controversy: Follow-up of Patients by the Drs. Ertl in the USA (from OandP.com)
• Amputee Football Player Redefines a Positive Outcome A BioMechanics article (November 2002)
• CAPO Conference Impressive An OandP.com article (October 2004)
• Amputation: The First Year An OandP.com article authored by Daniel Sheret (the original ErtlReconstruction.com webmaster)
• Not all innovations depreciate with time An OandP.com article (February 2003)
• Anticipating amputation: The case for communication An OandP.com article (February 2003)
  Surgical techniques that fail to anticipate an amputee's functional needs are in part to blame for a disappointing lack of improvement in prosthetic outcomes over the last four decades. But a new generation of surgeons is working to reverse this trend.
   
  Prosthetic outcomes for amputees haven't improved over the past 40 years, according to a new study by a team from the Rochester, MN-based Mayo Clinic. Not only that, but rates of amputation appear primed to double by 2030, the researchers warned.
   
• Amputation rate for US troops twice that of past wars 
• Boston Globe January 9 Exclusive: Prosthetic Component Technology Serving New War Amputees 
  (but, are Amputation Surgical Advancements ?)
• Nebraska Orthotic & Prosthetic Services - Spring 2005 Article
• Ertl Surgery Promotes Painless Weight Bearing ... New Video Explains Procedure
• Ertl Procedure: A New Beginning ... An OandP.com article (February 2007)