New computer program assists with prosthetic limb adjustments.
The New York Times (12/20, BU4, Eisenberg) reported a new computer-based alignment system for prosthetics is providing "quantitative information" for patients seeking to make adjustments to their prosthetic limbs without the help of a clinician. The system, called Compas -- short for Computerized Prosthesis Alignment System -- "interprets data collected as a patient walks," and then "suggests adjustments." The program "was developed in part with financing from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research of the National Institutes of Health."
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