A practical methodology for computer-aided design of custom 3D printable casts for wrist fractures

• Published in: The Visual computer Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 375 - 390
• Main Authors: Buonamici, Francesco, Furferi, Rocco, Governi, Lapo, Lazzeri, Simone, McGreevy, Kathleen S., Servi, Michaela, Talanti, Emiliano, Uccheddu, Francesca, Volpe, Yary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 3-D technology; Accuracy; Additive manufacturing; Artificial Intelligence; CAD; Cameras; Computer aided design; Computer Graphics; Computer Science; Design; Elbow; Fractures; Image Processing and Computer Vision; Manufacturing; Medical devices; Medical personnel; Modelling; Original Article; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; Positive feedback; Reverse engineering; Scanners; Three dimensional printing; Ventilation; Wrist; Orthosis modelling; Personalized medicine; Reverse engineering; Cast modelling; CAD

In recent years, breakthroughs in the fields of reverse engineering and additive manufacturing techniques have led to the development of innovative solutions for personalized medicine. 3D technologies are quickly becoming a new treatment concept that hinges on the ability to shape patient-specific d...