Developing 3D-Printed Wrist Splints for Distal Radius and Scaphoid Fractures.

ABSTRACT: Background  The purpose of this study is to optimize conservative treatment of distal radius and scaphoid fracture, in terms of comfort, fracture stabilization, and prevention of cast complications. Description of Technique  Advances in additive manufacturing have allowed the development of patient-specific anatomical braces (PSABs) which have the potential to fulfill this purpose. Our specific aims were to develop a model of PSAB, adapted to fracture care, to evaluate if this brace would be well tolerated by healthy volunteers and to determine its mechanical properties as compared with conventional methods of wrist immobilization. Materials and Methods  Several three-dimensional-printed splint prototypes were designed by mechanical engineers based on surgeons' and han

SUBMITTER: Tobler-Ammann B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407844 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature