International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics

The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) is a non-governmental organization of people working in or interested in prosthetics, orthotics, mobility and assistive devices technology.

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
Formation1970
FounderKnud Bunsen, Jǿrgen Kjǿlbye, Colin A. McLaurin, Anthony McQuirk, D.S. McKenzie, Anthony Staros, George Murdoch, A. Bennett Wilson Jr., André Bähler, Götz Kuhn
Websitehttps://www.ispoint.org/

It was founded in 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark by a committee chaired by Knud Jansen. It currently has about 3,500 members in over 100 countries.[1]

ISPO, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the WHO Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics that were launched in May 2017 at the 16th World Congress of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) in Cape Town, South Africa.[2]

ISPO is also responsible for Prosthetics and Orthotics International, an academic journal that quarterly publishes papers related to Prothetics and Orthotics.

References
  1. "About - International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics". www.ispoint.org. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. "WHO | Standards for Prosthetics and Orthotics". www.who.int. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.


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