Prosthetists and orthotists are professionals who contribute to collaborative medical care with doctors and physical therapists by making and adjusting prosthetics and orthotics and fitting them to patients. 「義肢装具士」は、義肢・装具の製作や患者への装着、調整などを行う専門職として医師や理学療法士と連携したチーム医療に貢献している。 - 経済産業省
Prosthetists and orthotists are required to acquire the skills not only to make prosthetics and orthotics but also to provide mental care for patients suffering from the grief of losing limbs due to accidents and diseases. 義肢装具士には、義肢を製作する技術だけでなく、事故や病気などで手足を失った悲しみを抱える患者に対する心のケアを行うことが求められる。 - 経済産業省
For a long time, Hokkaido has been inconvenienced by the absence of training schools for prosthetists and orthotists, and there have been requests from patients, makers of prosthetics and orthotics and young people aspiring to become prosthetists and orthotists for local training of such personnel. 北海道には長らく義肢装具士の養成校が無く、患者、義肢製作所及び義肢装具士を志す若者などから、地元での人材養成が求められてきた。 - 経済産業省