Fabrication of Custom Dynamic Pedorthoses for Clubfoot Correction via Additive-Based Technologies

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dc.creatorGervasi, Vito
dc.creatorCook, Douglas
dc.creatorRizza, Robert
dc.creatorKamara, Sheku
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-29T17:44:46Z
dc.date.available2021-09-29T17:44:46Z
dc.date.issued2009-10-07
dc.description.abstractAdditive technologies have created many opportunities to improve the quality of life for patients in a range of medical applications. This paper provides an overview of how several of these technologies were leveraged to transform custom pedorthosis designs into physical, end-use, custom pedorthoses for clubfoot patients. The pedorthoses that were produced are currently being tested on the respective patients for their improvement in mobility and degree of clubfoot correction, and will continue through early 2010. The advantage of this approach is the reduction in labor and the increase in degrees of design freedom available, compared to conventional methods of fabricating orthotic devices. Several new approaches for fabricating custom orthotic devices that were explored, and the related results, are discussed.en_US
dc.description.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/88199
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/15140
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
dc.relation.ispartof2009 International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposiumen_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subjectcustom orthosisen_US
dc.subjectrapid prototypingen_US
dc.subjectadditive manufacturingen_US
dc.subjectlaser sinteringen_US
dc.subjectfoam moldingen_US
dc.subjectpolypropyleneen_US
dc.subjectpolyamideen_US
dc.titleFabrication of Custom Dynamic Pedorthoses for Clubfoot Correction via Additive-Based Technologiesen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US

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