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    Orthopedic Shoe and Orthotic Program

    Service Scope
    Assessment, prescription, and fabrication of prosthorthotics, and orthopedic shoes. Orthopedic surgical consultation in selected cases.

    Referral Criteria

    General Referral Criteria
    While each specialty program has specific referral criteria, they all share some general criteria for referral. Refer when:
    • There is a need to clarify a diagnosis;
    • Prognosis, level of impairment, or appropriate treatment is unclear;
    • The injured worker has not returned to work after normal healing times;
    • Divergent medical opinions exist.
    With general referral guidelines in mind, refer patients to this clinic when worker may functionally benefit from custom or standard prostheses or orthopedic shoes.

    Specialty program partner
    Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    2075 Bayview Ave., SCIL
    Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
    Telephone: 416-480-4302




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