Nolan Lee
Laboratory for Biomechanics and Motor Control, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Foot Ankle Surg. 2008;14(3):125-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.05.007. Epub 2008 Jul 14.
Amputee sport performance has greatly improved over the past 20 years along with the development of carbon fibre prostheses. As the margins between winning and losing become smaller, athletes increasingly rely on prosthetic limb technology to give them an edge over other competitors and break existing records. Originally, the aim of improving prostheses was to try to increase performance by reducing the functional disadvantage of the prosthetic foot compared to the human foot. However, claims have been made recently that not only have the functional disadvantages been redressed, but today's sprint prostheses may provide a mechanical advantage over the human limb. This review will present what is currently known about carbon fibre prostheses and their effect on the running technique of transtibial amputees.
在过去20年里，随着碳纤维假肢的发展，截肢运动员的运动成绩有了显著提高。由于胜负差距越来越小，运动员越来越依赖假肢技术来获得相对于其他竞争对手的优势，并打破现有纪录。最初，改进假肢的目的是试图通过减少假脚相对于人脚的功能劣势来提高运动成绩。然而，最近有说法称，不仅功能劣势得到了弥补，而且如今的短跑假肢可能比人类肢体具有机械优势。这篇综述将介绍目前关于碳纤维假肢及其对小腿截肢者跑步技术影响的已知情况。
