| Autor: |
Bill Rogers, Sean Stephens, Gordon Bosker, Richard H. Crawford, Andrew Gitter |
| Rok vydání: |
2000 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. 12:97-103 |
| ISSN: |
1040-8800 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00008526-200012030-00007 |
| Popis: |
The primary goal of this study was to test the feasibility of using selective laser sintering (SLS) to fabricate a functional transtibial prosthetic socket. Prosthetic socket computer-assisted design and computer-assisted manufacturing techniques were combined with SLS technology to produce a sophisticated, monolithic, transtibial prosthetic socket. The socket combined a rigid outer shell with a variably compliant inner shell and incorporated a fitting for a pylon directly into it. The socket was manufactured for a 65-year-old transtibial amputee using a socket shape identical to his current definitive socket. A prosthesis was then assembled using the same foot as the subject's definitive prosthesis. A comparison of socket performance suggested improved comfort, greater step symmetry, and similar lower extremity joint function. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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