Pioneering low-cost 3D-printed transtibial prosthetics to serve a rural population in Sierra Leone – an observational cohort study

Background: There is a huge unmet global need for affordable prostheses. Amputations often happen in Sierra Leone due to serious infections, complex wounds, traffic accidents and delayed patient presentation to the hospital. However, purchasing a prosthesis is still beyond reach for most Sierra Leon...

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Published in:	EClinicalMedicine
Main Authors:	Merel van der Stelt, MSc, Martin. P. Grobusch, MD, FRCP, Abdul. R. Koroma, Marco Papenburg, Ismaila Kebbie, MSc, Cornelis. H. Slump, PhD, Thomas J.J. Maal, PhD, Lars Brouwers, MD, MSc
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-05-01
Subjects:	Sierra Leone 3D-printing Low-cost Transtibial prosthetic socket Fused deposition modelling Follow-up
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021001541