The development of a rapid prototyping prosthetic socket coated with a resin layer for transtibial amputees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-45

  Hsu, L H ^a   Huang, G F ^b   Lu, C T ^a   Hong, D Y ^a   Liu, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Prosthetic socket; Rapid prototyping; Resin reinforcement; Transtibial amputee

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; RESIN;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MACHINE; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHETIC SOCKET; TIBIA;

AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION STUMPS; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 77749246050     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093640902911820     Document Type: Article

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