Staros A, Rubin G
Orthopedics. 1978 Mar-Apr;1(2):118-24.
Rapid advancements in technology in the past 30 years have brought about a close relationship between medicine and engineering. Part of this has been the close association of orthopedics and the prosthetics and orthotics technologies. In recent years, advances in other aspects of rehabilitation engineering have taken place; these have been partly based on the technology established by research in prosthetics and orthotics. The rapid progress in rehabilitation engineering now demands the attention of orthopedists. The role of the rehabilitation engineer is defined, and some examples are given of the kinds of problems confronted by the rehabilitation engineering clinic team. Especially as further progress takes place, the orthopedic surgeon and the prosthetist-orthotist need to obtain more knowledge of the technical aids needed to restore independence to the disabled.
在过去30年里，技术的飞速发展使医学与工程学建立了紧密的联系。其中一部分是矫形外科学与假肢和矫形技术的紧密结合。近年来，康复工程的其他方面也取得了进展；这些进展部分基于假肢和矫形技术研究确立的技术。康复工程的快速发展现在需要矫形外科医生的关注。文中定义了康复工程师的角色，并给出了一些康复工程临床团队所面临问题的例子。特别是随着进一步的发展，骨科医生和假肢矫形师需要更多地了解使残疾人恢复独立所需的技术辅助器具。
