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Review
. 2025 Mar 7;8(1 Suppl):e372.
doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000372. eCollection 2025 Mar.

Osseointegration programmatic development: interdisciplinary team with a patient-centered approach

Amber Stanley  1 , Meghan K Wally  1   2 , Christine Churchill  1 , Kristine McGuire  3 , Tarey Strickland  4 , Angela Abernethy  4 , Toby Perkins  5   6   7 , Angelica M Melendez  5   6   7 , Kevin Hickey  1 , Rachel B Seymour  1   2 ; Global Collaborative Congress on Osseointegration (GCCO)
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Review

Osseointegration programmatic development: interdisciplinary team with a patient-centered approach

Amber Stanley et al. OTA Int. .

Abstract

Successful implementation of an osseointegration program requires a skilled and committed interdisciplinary team engaged in supporting patients and their families throughout the OI process. The roles and responsibilities of clinical and ancillary team members are described in detail, along with a discussion of the needed patient and family support resources. Time spent developing the interdisciplinary team, with strong regulatory support and engagement of hospital administration and the health system, will promote higher patient satisfaction and outcomes and innovative future directions.

Keywords: interdisciplinary team; osseointegration program; patient-centered.

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Conflict of interest statement

Jason Stoneback reports royalties from AQ Solutions as well as consulting fees from AQ Solutions and Smith and Nephew. He reports payment for lectures from Smith and Nephew and AQ Solutions. Jason Stoneback states he has received payment for expert testimony in multiple cases. He notes he has received support to travel and attend meetings from Smith and Nephew and AQ Solutions. He reports planning a patent for a Rotational Intramedullary Nail. Jason Stoneback states he is the secretary for ISPO Special Interest Group for Bone-Anchored Limbs and is a board member for Justin Sports Medicine Team Annual Conference. He also reports stock with Validus Cellular Therapeutics. Dr. Hsu reports consultancy for Globus Medical and personal fees from Smith & Nephew speakers' bureau. Robert Rozbruch reports consulting fees from Nuvasive and J&J. He also reports having stock with Osteosys. Kyle Potter has a CDMRP PRORP grant/contract with DoD-USUHS Restoral. He also has consulting fees with Integrum and Signature. Danielle Melton has DoD contract OP220013 and CDMRP Grant OR210169. She also has consulting fees for Paradigm Medical Director and has received payment for lectures at the State of the Science Conference on Osseointegration. Danielle Melton has received payment for expert testimony while acting as a consultant and expert witness in multiple cases. She has received support from Amputee Coalition BOD to travel and attend meetings. She has participated in the Data Safety Monitoring Advisory Board for External Advisory Panel for Limb Loss Prevention Registry. Danielle Melton has a leadership or fiduciary role in METRC Executive Council, Amputee Coalition Board of Directors, and in Catapult Board of Directors. Robert Rozbruch reports consulting fees from Nuvasive and J&J. He also reports having stock with Osteosys. Jason Souza is a paid consultant for Balmoral Medical, LLC, Checkpoint, Inc, and Integrum, Inc. Leah Gitajn reports consulting fees for Stryker and Paragon28. She reports a leadership or fiduciary role in OTA program committee and AO research committee. Jason Souza states he is a paid consultant for Balmoral Medical, LLC, Checkpoint, Inc, and Integrum, Inc. The remaining authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1.
Example of frequency of patient interaction with OI program team members over time for 2-stage surgery.
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Figure 2.
Patient communication with services, with and without patient navigation services.
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Figure 3.
Team approach to quality-of-life recovery postosseointegration.
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