Cyborg beast: A low-cost 3d-printed prosthetic hand for children with upper-limb differences

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zuniga, Jorge ^a   Katsavelis, Dimitrios ^a   Peck, Jean ^b   Stollberg, John ^a   Petrykowski, Marc ^a   Carson, Adam ^a   Fernandez, Cristina ^c  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printing; Computer aided design; Custom made prosthesis; Low cost prosthesis; Prosthesis for children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; UPPER LIMB; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRINTING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; UPPER EXTREMITY; WRIST;

EID: 84961288580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-0971-9     Document Type: Article

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