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J Rehabil Res Dev. 1986 Jul;23(3):77-94.
Evaluation of the Seattle Foot was the first major evaluation project undertaken by the Rehabilitation Research and Development Evaluation Unit. As a joint project with the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, it not only helped to launch an important new prosthetic foot concept but also set precedents for methods and procedures to evaluate promising prototype devices and to facilitate their commercialization. A great many people contributed to this project. Fred Downs and Edward Nowack organized the service delivery of the Seattle Foot through their 44 Prosthetic Clinics in VAMCs across the nation. The clinic chiefs and the prosthetic contractors gave freely of their time to ensure that evaluation data and comments were obtained and reported. Ernest Burgess and his Prosthetic Research Study staff developed evaluation protocols on which this evaluation was based. Finally, the 486 amputee veteran subjects made the evaluation a credible reality with their thoughtful responses.
西雅图足部假肢评估是康复研究与发展评估部门开展的首个重大评估项目。作为与假肢及感官辅助服务部门的联合项目，它不仅助力推出了一项重要的新型假肢足部概念，还为评估有前景的原型设备以及推动其商业化的方法和程序树立了先例。许多人参与了该项目。弗雷德·唐斯和爱德华·诺瓦克通过他们在全国各地退伍军人事务医疗中心的44家假肢诊所组织了西雅图足部假肢的服务提供。诊所主任和假肢承包商无偿贡献出他们的时间，以确保获取并报告评估数据及意见。欧内斯特·伯吉斯和他的假肢研究团队制定了本次评估所依据的评估方案。最后，486名截肢退伍军人受试者以他们深思熟虑的回答使评估成为了可信的现实。
