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Orthotics are externally applied devices that modify the structure and function of muscular and skeletal systems. They help patients with a variety of conditions from fracture recovery to degenerative diseases like spina bifida. Personalised devices can take months to hand craft and be quite expensive for the health service but research like this promises to not only speed up but lower the cost. I'm not much of a medical device guy but stuff like this really excites me. Such a simple solution that could help so many patients without costing an arm and a leg.
Embracing additive manufacture: implications for foot and ankle orthosis design.
Telfer S, Pallari J, Munguia J, Dalgarno K, McGeough M, Woodburn J.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2012;13:84
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/84/abstract
3D printer 'could help millions walk', say researchers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20031657
Embracing additive manufacture: implications for foot and ankle orthosis design.
Telfer S, Pallari J, Munguia J, Dalgarno K, McGeough M, Woodburn J.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2012;13:84
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/84/abstract
3D printer 'could help millions walk', say researchers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20031657
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