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Volume 11, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2040-4689
  • E-ISSN: 2040-4697

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Abstract

Traditional methods of prosthetics fabrication are slow, messy, inaccessible and prohibitively expensive, particularly in developing nations and conflict areas. The development of 3D printing technology allows for prosthetics to be made cost-effectively with an added degree of customization and personalization not previously utilized. 3D printing is quickly expanding in the field of prosthetics, but has rarely been implemented in developing nations or countries in armed conflict, despite these areas having the largest number of amputees and the greatest shortage of prosthetics. Resource-poor areas can use 3D printing as a means of providing prosthetic care for local amputees, as this technology is uniquely suited to help amputees acquire high-quality, affordable, comfortable prosthetics. The use of 3D printing can fulfil the critically unmet need for culturally appropriate prosthetic technology and alleviate many of the psychosocial effects suffered by amputees worldwide, but only if such programmes are implemented properly. This synthesized literature review provides information on the process of, usage for and benefits of utilizing 3D printing for prosthetic limbs.

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