Description

• Title:
  The use of 3d printing technology in the development of a prosthetic thumb
• Creator:
  Rezmer, Jakub;
  Wasilewska, Inga;
  Świątek, Łukasz
• Description:
  Introduction: Over the years, the popularisation of 3D printing technology created new possibilities for developing customized and cheap prosthetics in a shorter time than time-consuming and expensive conventional methods. With the available software and knowledge, there are limitless possibilities for tailoring every prosthetic exclusively to the patient when keeping the costs reasonably low. Objective: The objective of the study was to research, review and compare data available on PubMed about the use of 3D printing in the development of a prosthetic thumb. A brief description of the state of knowledge: Conventional methods of prosthetic manufacture require a skilled professional prosthetist, a lot of time, and the costs from 4000-8000$ for a body-powered one, to 25000-50000$ for an externally powered one. That could be a major financial barrier for a patient. The 3D printing technology development over the last 15 years provided a fast and cheap method of manufacture for low-batch prosthetics, including thumb prosthetics, while being able to easily alter the project to customize it to the patient’s needs. Conclusions: There is a possibility to create fully functioning and durable thumb prosthetics with 3D printing technology. However, we need more research to provide a universal and fully customizable one to meet every patient's needs.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 ;
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2022 Jakub Rezmer, Inga Wasilewska, Łukasz Świątek
• Date:
  2022.07.10
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Journal of Education, Health and Sport; Vol. 12 No. 7 (2022); 405-409;
  Journal of Education, Health and Sport; Tom 12 Nr 7 (2022); 405-409;
  2391-8306
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/38983/32679
• Subject:
  3d printing;
  prosthetic thumb
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/38983
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text