Design and development of a customised knee positioning orthosis using low cost 3D printers

Off-the-shelf orthoses used in rehabilitation medicine present challenges in the lack of individual comfort offered and in the support of the different motor conditions of the affected individuals. Although custom-made orthoses address these issues, their current fabrication method consists of a lab...

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Published in:	Virtual and Physical Prototyping
Main Authors:	Sara Santos, Bruno Soares, Marco Leite, Jorge Jacinto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Subjects:	additive manufacturing rehabilitation medicine product design and development knee positioning orthosis 3d printing fused deposition modelling
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2017.1350552