A preliminary investigation into the development of 3-D printing of prosthetic sockets

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-146

  Herbert, Nicholas ^a   Simpson, David ^a   Spence, William D ^a   Ion, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

3 D printing; Amputee; CAD CAM; Lower limb; Manufacture; Materials; Prosthetic socket; Rapid prototyping; Rehabilitation; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRINTING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3-D PRINTING; PROSTHETIC SOCKETS; RESIDUAL LIMBS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) COMPUTER DATA;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GEOMETRY; LEG PROSTHESIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LEG; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; POLYURETHANES; PRINTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 20444437275     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.08.0134     Document Type: Article

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