Better metrics? Measuring progress in prosthetics users
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Buttoning a shirt is one of the 18 tasks assessed (Photo: Linda Resnik, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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Researchers at Brown University have devised a series of "metrics" designed to monitor the progress of prosthetics patients. The metrics measure the performance of patients with prosthetic arms when carrying out 18 household tasks such as putting on a shirt, pouring soda and tying shoelaces.
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