CAD/CAM transtibial prosthetic sockets from central fabrication facilities: How accurate are they?

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-405

  Sanders, Joan E ^a,b,c   Rogers, Ellen L ^a   Sorenson, Elizabeth A ^a   Lee, Gregory S ^a   Abrahamson, Daniel C ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

AAOP; Amputee; Assessment; Digitizer; Fabrication; Patellar tendon bearing; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Residual limb; Shape; Volume

Indexed keywords

DIGITIZERS; MANUFACTURING ERRORS; RESIDUAL LIMB; TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHETIC SOCKETS;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; ERROR ANALYSIS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

PROSTHETICS;

ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AMPUTEES; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SOFTWARE; TIBIA;

EID: 34447565228     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.06.0069     Document Type: Article

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