Case report: Variably compliant transtibial prosthetic socket fabricated using solid freeform fabrication

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Rogers, Bill ^a   Bosker, Gordon ^a   Faustini, Mario ^b   Walden, Gail ^c   Neptune, Richard R ^b   Crawford, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputees; CAD; CAM; Prosthetic socket; Solid freeform fabrication

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749015779     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0b013e31815ea839     Document Type: Article

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