Powell D M, Zimmer C A, Antoine M M, Baruch L D, Bellian K T, Morgan R F, Edlich R F
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
J Burn Care Rehabil. 1991 May-Jun;12(3):250-6.
The BTE Work Simulator (Baltimore, Therapeutic Equipment Co., Hanover, Md.) recreates the work environment by providing a rotatable shaft to which a variety of tools can be attached. The patient can simulate the coordinated muscle and joint movements involved in the work situation, exercising either isometrically or isotonically, and thereby increase the potential for return to work. The BTE Work Simulator has four major components: the exercise head to provide variable resistance, tools that attach to the exercise head, a control console containing a microprocessor that calculates work and power, and the Quest software package (Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment Co.). Quest provides four static/isometric and seven dynamic/isotonic tests that can be used to document the extent of a patient's impairment. In addition, it has daily treatment options and acts as an extensive data base capable of retrieving any stored test or treatment results. This software system greatly facilitates the use of the BTE Work Simulator by providing instant calculations of power and coefficients of variation, immediate patient feedback, graphic expansion of the data, and printed evaluation reports.
BTE工作模拟器（巴尔的摩治疗设备公司，马里兰州汉诺威）通过提供一个可旋转的轴来重现工作环境，各种工具可以连接到该轴上。患者可以模拟工作场景中涉及的肌肉和关节协调运动，进行等长或等张运动，从而增加重返工作岗位的可能性。BTE工作模拟器有四个主要组件：提供可变阻力的运动头、连接到运动头的工具、包含用于计算工作和功率的微处理器的控制台以及Quest软件包（巴尔的摩治疗设备公司）。Quest提供四项静态/等长和七项动态/等张测试，可用于记录患者损伤的程度。此外，它还有日常治疗选项，并作为一个广泛的数据库，能够检索任何存储的测试或治疗结果。该软件系统通过提供功率和变异系数的即时计算、即时的患者反馈、数据的图形扩展以及打印的评估报告，极大地便利了BTE工作模拟器的使用。
