Minneapolis VA hosted three German Traveling Fellows in February

“Our group is honored to host and be part of the German Traveling Fellows tour, which includes stops at the top amputation research and clinical centers across the United States. We enjoy sharing information with these Fellows and comparing our approaches to treatment of people with amputations. We hope to continue to be part of this tour in the future,” said Andrew Hansen, PhD, Director of Rehabilitation & Engineering Center for Optimizing Veteran Engagement & Reintegration (RECOVER).

Their visit included a tour of multiple laboratories within the hospital including prosthetics and clinical motion analysis, adaptive technologies, and RECOVER labs. They also received more than a dozen presentations leaders in amputation and prosthetics.  

“The visit definitely fit our expectations. It was very interesting...as clinicians to see similarities and differences in how outpatient and inpatient clinic is done,” said Magnus Kalff, MD and Master of Orthobionics, University Medical Center Göttingen & Dept. for Trauma Surgery, Div. Innovations in Amputation Medicine, Hannover Medical School. 

The German fellow team also to included Lorena Klingebiel, CPO & MA, orthopedic engineer, Ottobock Duderstadt and Victor Alexander Hoursch, MD, Dept. for Trauma Surgery Div. Innovations in Amputation Medicine, Hannover Medical School.