Additive manufacturing knowledge incursion on orthopaedic devices : the case of hand orthoses
Additive manufacturing is growing rapidly in the health industry because of the superior advantages it has over conventional methods such as customization. From the vast applications of this technology, the development of orthopaedic devices represents an attractive opportunity. The orthopaedic f...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88721 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45908 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Additive manufacturing is growing rapidly in the health industry because of the
superior advantages it has over conventional methods such as customization. From the vast
applications of this technology, the development of orthopaedic devices represents an attractive
opportunity. The orthopaedic field in particular is in dire need of new ways to adapt orthoses to
individuals for hand rehabilitation, a common and growing problem around the world. This study
aims to identify additive manufacturing research efforts for hand orthoses development. Scientific
production from 2000 to 2016 in this domain was assessed. The use of additive manufacturing for
hand orthoses creation was found to be scarce. Scientometrics tools were applied to identify the
principal research focus, materials, additive manufacturing processes, and main institutions
involved. Plastic materials, fuse deposition modelling (FDM) processes, and Solidworks software
predominate in the scientific documents analysed. Loughborough University from the UK was
found to be the institution with more publications. This research adds value to decision-making
regarding R&D on this field. |
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