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55.  novel donated 5000 Euros to the organization, "Fortschritt e.V." during the film premiere
  gala evening of 'Margarete Steiff'.
 (Dec 15, 2005)

At the film gala evening, 'Margarete Steiff', novel contributed 5000 Euros to the Verein Fortschritt e.V.(site only in German) for the support of the Petö Conductive Method for children with motor dissorder.

Peter Seitz from novel GmbH presenting the donation to Ursula, the Princess of Bavaria. Photos from left: Andrea Ortmair (Filmline Production), Ursula Princess from Bavaria (Verein Fortschritt), Peter Seitz (novel gmbh), Arno Ortmair (Filmline Production), Friedhelm Steiff (Steiff gmbh)
actors of  "Margarete Steiff" at the gala event Producer Arno Ortmair with Annica Luksch, Niklas Ehrensberger and Herbert Knaup

Useful links for charity organizations for childeren
Conductive Education (CE)
Information for friends and relatives of a child with cerebral palsy
University Hospital of North Norway

'Margarete Steiff' is about an exceptionally strong-willed woman who, born in 1847 in Giengen, Germany, struggled hard to have a place in the 19th society with her physical handicap. She was the founder and producer of famous 'German teddy bears' .

Useful links about the film
filmline
All About Margarete Steiff
125 years of Steiff toys

scene from "Margarete Steiff"
scene from "Margarete Steiff"

54.  "People and the health" in St. Petersburg, Nov 21st to 25th
  (Dec 12, 2005)

novel participated in '10th Jublilee Russian National Congress, 'People and the Health' (orthopaedics~traumatology~prosthetics~rehabilitation) in Saint-Petersburg from 21st to 25th of November, 2005.

The general attendee at the congress expressed a great interest in our products and there was quite a demand from the public on trying out our products themselves. As a result we carried out the measurement procedures with emed-at/R and pedar-x systems for those who wanted to receive analysis about pressure distribution measurements in reality.
We also performed the tests for those who wanted to know their own plantar pressure distribution due to the pain in feet, such as deformities or diseases as diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis et al.

The visitors of the novel booth ranged over specialists in the fields of orthopaedics, prosthetics, podiatry, manual therapy, physiotherapy and sport medicine from Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Saratov, Kaliningrad and Minsk (Republic of Belarus).


53.  Book Review :
  The Human Foot : A Companion to Clinical Studies by Leslie Klenerman, Bernard Wood
 
(Dec 01, 2005)

This book, a collaboration between an orthopedic surgeon and a paleoanthropologist, starts by tracing the evolutionary history of feet all the way from their beginnings as fins to modern human feet. It presents the foot, a neglected but important region, taking into account advances in the study of evolution, imaging, physiology and biomechanics. The development of gait in children is described and measurements of foot pressures and their value are discussed. Also analyzed are various examples of the foot in action such as running, ballet dancing, tightrope walking, kicking, firewalking, swimming and the foot in microgravity, ending with a chapter on the loss of parts and the whole of the foot, the consequences and prosthetic replacement. The text will be of interest to orthopedic surgeons, physiotherapists, sports scientists, and podiatrists. It will also appeal to anyone interested in their feet. Read this book and you will gain new insight and respect for your feet.

To read about the authors, please click here. And visit the amazon site about this book.
52.  Book Review :
  Principles of Biomechanics & Motion Analysis by Iwan W. Griffiths, Amazon.com
 
(Nov 30, 2005)

This biomechanics book explores the principles of mechanics and motion analysis from a fresh perspective.
It offers a practical approach to biomechanics by illustrating mechanical and mathematical principles with examples from the real world.

The book seeks to explain the principles of mechanics without assuming some knowledge of math and covers all aspects of kinematics and kinetics. Numerous examples help clarify and teach the necessary mathematics, which is kept to the essentials. Limited knowledge of vectors, trigonometry, or advanced math is required. Case Studies, drawn from literature and real motion data collected at the Motion Analysis Laboratory at the University of Wales Swansea, illustrate important applications of principles.

Chapter Objectives and Outcomes clearly outline what students should be able to accomplish upon completion of each chapter. Chapter Summaries provide a review of key concepts and topics. Study Questions help students test their knowledge and reinforce retention of the material. Answers to the questions are also provided.

51.  New ! General medical and industrial information is on the way (Nov 28, 2005)

In ´medical information´ we´ll present general medical knowledge about pedography or pressure distribution measurement on the human body. First of all you can read about diabetes

Whereas in the section, ´industrial information´ we will show applications of dynamic pressure distribution measurements in various industrial fields. Our speciality is the compliance of our sensors with 3-D surface and soft surfaces.

It will be announced here in ´Newsflash´ as soon as these sites are updated.

 
50. Updated literature list from 2005 in pdf is online (Nov 23, 2005)



The updated literature list 2005 is online. You could have a look at the complete literature list in an excel file as well.

49. novel Homepage in Russian is updated! (Nov 16, 2005)

Please visit our Homepage in Russian at http://www.novel.de/ru/index.htm

48. Interesting orthopadics related links (Nov 09, 2005)

1. Orthopdaedie TV
2. Medicine TV
3. Foot Congress TV
4. Foot Center
5. German orthopaedic foot and ankle society

47. New PDA software (Oct 26, 2005)


For the upcoming winter novel developed the new PDA software for testing of skis on the slopes.



46. A variety of sensors for garment testing (Oct 26, 2005)



45. the 6 th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress
in Bangkok , Thailand , 22-26 October 2005
(Oct 26, 2005)
novel is participating the 6th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress, in Bangkok, Thailand, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, from 22nd to 26th October 2005.

The Congress theme is “A better Life for Diabetes”. With increasing burden of diabetes and its complications, the topics of scientific program are designed to include all aspects of diabetes from basic research to patient care and education. The important regional issues will be highlighted. Many well-known prominent speakers within the region and from other continents give generous support to share their experience and expertise.







44. New literature list from 2005 in pdf is online (Oct 11, 2005)

Visit our science section to see the literature list from 2005. Also a complete literature list is available.
 
43. Visit ESM 2006 Home (Sept 28, 2005)



The Tenth ESM 2006 will return home to the beautiful mountains of Bavaria, Germany, where participants will
experience scientific presentations and workshops, an active outdoor day, Bavarian hospitality, and the final evening
banquet including the presentation of the 10,000 Euro novel award for the best scientific work in pressure
distribution measurement.

ESM 2006 will be held July 25 - 28, 2006, in conjunction with the Munich hosted World Congress of Biomechanics
(July 30 - August 4, 2006). ESM 2006 will be located at ArabellaSheraton Alpenhotel at Spitzingsee, located one
hour south of Munich, in the Bavarian Alps.

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in both meetings and enjoy Bavaria for a while longer.

ESM 2006 will start with hands-on workshops Tuesday, July 25, 2006 followed by the Welcome Reception at 17.00
in Storms´ Art Gallery, Munich, Germany. Buses will transport attendees to the conference venue after the Reception.



Click here to see directly the first announcement for registration.
 
42. The new emed -at/m flyer is now online (Sept 28, 2005)
please check out the new flyers such as emed-at/m, emed-x, pedar-x, pedography, and pedoport. To get a whole list of novel flyers, please visit ' Handouts' .
 
41. 2nd Joint Meeting of International FOOT and ANKLE SOCIETIES(IFFAS), Naples, Italy
(Sept 15 ~ 18, 2005)
Watch the video of the banquet here!
(111 MB)

click on the left image to see still photos of them.

The IFFAS, the largest foot and ankle international organization, held its second scientific meeting in Naeple(Italy), from September 15th to 18th, 2005, hosted by the European Foot and Ankle Society and locally organized by the Italian Foot and Ankle Society.

This meeting staged to promote and share research in the medical and surgical aspects of foot and ankle pathology and to discuss and find solutions for related problems.

The scientific program covered different topics(hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, lesser toe deformities, tendon transfer, functional assessment of the foot, foot deformities and sovrasegmentary joints, pediatric foot).,
Symposia on reconstructive surgery of sequelae of foot and ankle fractures, survivorship and outcome in TAR, surgery of osteochondral lesions: indications and results, mini-invasive surgery in the foot and ankle, bone healing improvement, treatment of non-unions in foot and ankle were also held.
 
40. The 6th Diabetic Foot Study Group of EASD, Chalkidiki, Greece (Sept 7 ~ 10, 2005)
Watch the greek dancing video here!
(78 MB)

click on the left image to see still photos of them.


novel participated in the 6th Diabetic Foot Study Group of the EASD from Sept 07 - 10, 2005 at Simantro Beach Hotel, Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Greece. With the conference theme, 'advancement of knowledge on all aspects of diabetic foot care', the main subjects during the conference covered basic and clinical science, classification, foot clinic, epidemiology, orthopaedic surgery, uraemia, infection, revascularisation, bio-mechanics, wound healing/outcome, diagnostics and charcot.
You can visit their website(www.dfsg.org) to see the abstracts and find out more about the meeting.
 
39. International Symposium "Diabetic Foot" in Moscow, Russia (June 1 ~ June 2, 2005)

 



International Symposium "Diabetic Foot" was held on 1st-2nd of June 2005 in Moscow, Russia. About 700 persons participated in the meeting and exhibition. Professor I.Dedov, Russia opened the meeting. 21 presentations were done by invited lectures from UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, and USA. The wide world-known specialists such as P.Cavanagh, R.Frykberg (USA), A.Boulton, K.Harding (UK), D.Ziegler (Germany), E.Calabrese (Italy), Bakker (Netherlands) were the presenters of this meeting. Three parallel workshops were held after sessions.

novel systems application and results of measurement data analysis were used in presentations of I.Gurieva (Russia) "Diabetic Foot in Russia: back to future", P.Cavanagh (USA) "Footwear for people with diabetes", V.Bregovsky (Russia) "Why is it important to evaluate plantar pressure?". Workshop "Biomechanics and footwear" held by P.Cavanagh (USA) and G.Galstian (Russia) was based on application of emed-at and pedar-x systems for plantar pressure measurements of three volunteers. emed-at and pedar-x systems were exhibited in the novel booth also. Many participants from different areas of Russia (Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Krasnodar, Karelia, Siberia, Far East etc.), Byelorussia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Lietuva were interested in emed and pedar systems. It was a big interest to a book V.Bregovsky et al. Low Extremities Impairments in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (in Russian). One of the chapters of this book "Foot biomechanics disorders in patients with diabetes mellitus" gives the results of application of emed-at system in two centers of Saint-Petersburg during 1998-2004 years for examination of patients with neuropathy, Charcot foot, and with amputations.
Knowledge about novel systems came to many new specialists who could use novel systems in their practice.

 
38. The second annual Pedography meeting with foot surgeons (April 09, 2005, Bordeaux, France)



The second annual Pedography meeting with foot surgeons was held in Bordeaux, France on April 09.2005.

With the main focus on the practical usage of pedography, the audience including surgeons, podiatrists,
podo-orthésistes and medical educators, was very interested in this new diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
Many were eager to know more about validating practical facts for using pedography in a quick and easy manner in their daily practice.

Further research and development will be presented at the third annual meeting.

Please have a look at a presentation 'Focus Acting in the Forefoot During Normal Gait- A Clinical Application' (in pdf, 2 MB) from Dr. Chritian Wyss, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kantonsspital Aarau, Swiss.


Program Overview

9h10 : Dr R.Darmana: analyse de la marche
9h35 : Fr. Domengé : l'analyse des pressions chez le diabétique
9h50 : Pr.M.Libotte : baropodométrie et pied diabétique

10h45 : Dr.J.Y. Cornut : gestion des raccourcissements des membres inférieurs
11h10 : Dr E.Toullec : intérêt du rapport force latérale sur force médiale dans l'évaluation des résultats dans
la chirurgie du pied valgus
11h35 : Y.Parinaud : l'hypermobilité du 1er rayon
11h50 : Dr.Ch.Wyss : forces acting in the forfoot during gait - a clinical application
12h15 : Dr.Lentino/ Dr.Ameri : analyse des prothèses de cheville

14h15 : Travaux pratiques sur les plateformes(AM Cube, Novel, Médicapteur) : chaque laboratoire présente à un groupe les principes d'utilisation de la plateforme de marche aidé d'utilisateur habituels

16h15 : Pedar novel (présentation par Axel Kalpen, novel)
16h35 : Ph. Lainé, M.Guillerd, P.Michon, J.L.Chaverot, B.Moyen, J.L.Besse : mesure des pressions plantaires lors de la marche à l'aide des semelles embarquées de type novel. Comparaison de différents chaussants





 
37. A pedar snowboard testing was interrupted by terrible weather conditions (Jan.31. 2005)