Nemunaitis G A, Herbison G J
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1991 Apr;72(5):334-5.
Self-help orthotics have been developed to assist functional activities for high-level spinal cord injured patients. The goal of rehabilitation has been to do this with as little intrusion on independence and cosmesis as possible. This paper describes devices to help a patient with C6 quadriplegia independently place his own utensils and eat with an almost normal appearance. The new self-help aids are made from standard silverware, a rivet, and two one-eighth-inch Kydex loops. The loops are riveted centrally on the utensil, allowing for free rotation. The device was evaluated on a patient with C6, complete quadriplegia. The subject demonstrated independence in donning and doffing the device and in eating with an almost normal appearance.
自助矫形器已被开发出来，以帮助高位脊髓损伤患者进行功能活动。康复的目标是在尽可能少地影响患者独立性和美观的情况下实现这一点。本文描述了一些装置，可帮助一名C6级四肢瘫痪患者独立放置自己的餐具，并以几乎正常的外观进食。这些新型自助辅助器具由标准餐具、一个铆钉和两个八分之一英寸的凯夫拉纤维环制成。这些环被铆接在餐具的中央，使其能够自由旋转。该装置在一名C6级完全性四肢瘫痪患者身上进行了评估。该患者在穿戴和取下该装置以及以几乎正常的外观进食方面表现出了独立性。
