Jones D
National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
J Biomed Eng. 1988 Apr;10(2):179-83. doi: 10.1016/0141-5425(88)90097-0.
Radical changes in the technology applied to prosthetics and orthotics are being proposed. This paper attempts to define the scope and character of advanced manufacturing technology and examines the rehabilitation problems which are or could be tackled. Lower-limb prosthetics has been the major area under investigation so far, but orthopaedic footwear, spinal orthotics and custom seating for the disabled have also been investigated using similar technological approaches. The whole process of patient measurement, device design, and component manufacture is conceived as an integrated system relying upon shape or tissue property sensing, computer based device design and computer-numerically-controlled or robot manufacturing processes. The aim is to retain flexibility for custom design which is necessary to provide for individual patients, and yet improve the rapidity and precision of overall device manufacture and service delivery.
目前有人提议对应用于假肢和矫形器的技术进行彻底变革。本文试图界定先进制造技术的范围和特点，并探讨已有的或可能解决的康复问题。到目前为止，下肢假肢一直是主要的研究领域，但矫形鞋、脊柱矫形器以及为残疾人定制的座椅也已采用类似的技术方法进行了研究。患者测量、器械设计和部件制造的整个过程被视为一个集成系统，该系统依赖于形状或组织特性传感、基于计算机的器械设计以及计算机数控或机器人制造工艺。其目的是保留定制设计的灵活性，这对于满足个体患者的需求是必要的，同时提高整个器械制造和服务提供的速度和精度。
