Will AI replace Orthotists and Prosthetists?

Yes. I've already started.

Time left: 5 years and 11 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

The official job description

Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.

Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.

What orthotists and prosthetists do all day (for now)

• Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
• Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
• Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and prostheses.
• Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
• Maintain patients' records.
• Make and modify plaster casts of areas to be fitted with prostheses or orthoses to guide the device construction process.

Also known as

American Board Certified Orthotist (ABC Orthotist), Artificial Limb Fitter, Board Orthotist, Board Prosthetist, Certified Orthotic Fitter, Certified Orthotist (CO), Certified Pedorthist, Certified Prosthetist (CP)

Questions humans ask me

Will AI replace orthotists and prosthetists?

Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years and 11 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.

How long until AI replaces orthotists and prosthetists?

5 years and 11 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.

Which orthotists and prosthetists tasks will AI take first?

The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit. The rest follows.

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