Orthocare Innovations, Edmonds, WA, USA.
Prosthet Orthot Int. 2020 Dec;44(6):368-372. doi: 10.1177/0309364620968643. Epub 2020 Nov 6.
Fifty years ago, the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics was founded in recognition that this unique niche in rehabilitation would benefit from multidisciplinary interactions between specialists in engineering, therapy, and medicine.Since then, field evolved from having a craft orientation toward a technology and clinical specialty. This anniversary provides an opportunity to look back on advances in prosthetics and orthotics, and the clear impact they have had on changing the skills needed by the prosthetist/orthotist as new technology and techniques have emerged. The balance has clearly shifted from mechanical skills to clinical care. The training and skills of the prosthetist/orthotist remain unique and valued in the rehabilitation team, and the primary motivation remains the same as it has been since the creation of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics: the application of external devices where they are suitable to address the many varied needs of persons with disability. This historical perspective puts into context why and how the profession has changed, while also reinforcing that it is the goals set for restoring patient functions that best defines what it is to be a prosthetist/orthotist, not the means we use.
五十年前，国际假肢矫形器学会成立，旨在认可康复领域这一独特的利基市场将受益于工程、治疗和医学领域的专业人员之间的多学科互动。从那时起，该领域已经从以工艺为导向发展为以技术和临床为专业方向。这个周年纪念日为我们回顾假肢矫形器领域的进步提供了机会，以及新技术和技术的出现如何明显改变了假肢矫形器的技能需求。这种平衡显然已经从机械技能转移到了临床护理。假肢矫形器的培训和技能在康复团队中仍然是独特和有价值的，其主要动机与国际假肢矫形器学会成立以来的动机相同：在适合满足残疾人士各种不同需求的地方应用外部设备。这种历史视角使我们能够理解为什么以及如何发生了变化，同时也强化了一个事实，即恢复患者功能的目标是定义成为一名假肢矫形器的最佳标准，而不是我们使用的手段。
