Nelham R L
J Biomed Eng. 1981 Oct;3(4):305-14. doi: 10.1016/0141-5425(81)90137-0.
This paper describes the work carried out at the Rehabilitation Engineering Unit, Chailey Heritage Hospital, in applying carbon fibre reinforced plastic CFRP to prosthetics and orthotics. The prosthetic application relates to the construction of the Chailey Harness which was used to mount externally powered, upper limb prostheses to the torso of limb deficient children damaged by the drug Thalidomide. The application to orthotics was limited to Hip-Knee-Ankle-Orthoses (HKAO) as worn by severely handicapped children with spina bifida and led to the development of a shapable CFRP/aluminium alloy hybrid composite bar. The construction of the composite, its properties and the assembly and performance of the first orthoses are described. Some of the practical problems experienced with the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastic are identified.
本文描述了在查利遗产医院康复工程部门开展的工作，即把碳纤维增强塑料（CFRP）应用于假肢和矫形器。假肢应用涉及查利吊带的制作，该吊带用于将外部动力上肢假肢安装到因沙利度胺药物而肢体残缺的儿童躯干上。矫形器应用仅限于脊柱裂重度残疾儿童所佩戴的髋-膝-踝矫形器（HKAO），并由此研发出了一种可塑形的CFRP/铝合金混合复合棒。文中描述了该复合材料的构造、性能以及首个矫形器的组装和性能。还指出了使用碳纤维增强塑料时遇到的一些实际问题。
