Laferrier Justin Z, Gailey Robert
Department of Research and Development, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, 7108 Highland Dr., BLDG 4, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-1260, USA.
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2010 Feb;21(1):87-110. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2009.08.003.
The boundaries once faced by individuals with amputations are quickly being overcome through biotechnology. Although there are currently no prosthetics capable of replicating anatomic function, there have been radical advancements in prosthetic technology, medical science, and rehabilitation in the past 30 years, vastly improving functional mobility and quality of life for individuals with lower-limb amputations. What once seemed impossible is rapidly becoming reality. The future seems limitless, and the replication of anatomic function now seems possible.
曾经截肢者所面临的局限正迅速被生物技术所克服。尽管目前还没有能够复制解剖功能的假肢，但在过去30年里，假肢技术、医学和康复领域都取得了根本性的进展，极大地改善了下肢截肢者的功能移动性和生活质量。曾经看似不可能的事情正迅速成为现实。未来似乎无限广阔，解剖功能的复制现在似乎也有可能实现。
