TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass customization of foot orthoses for rheumatoid arthritis using selective laser sintering
AU - Pallari, Jari H.P.
AU - Dalgarno, Kenneth W.
AU - Woodburn, James
N1 - <p>Originally published in: IEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2010), 57 (7), pp.1750-1756.</p>
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease that can lead to pain, stiffness, and deformity, often with marked involvement of the small joints of the foot and ankle. Orthotic devices are commonly prescribed for this condition to lessen symptoms and improve function and mobility, and customized devices are most effective. The work reported in this paper has examined the feasibility of using an additive manufacturing-based approach to manufacture customized orthoses. In order to test feasibility, orthoses have been manufactured using the additive manufacturing technology of selective laser sintering, and have been evaluated through a small-scale patient trial ( n = 7).
AB - Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease that can lead to pain, stiffness, and deformity, often with marked involvement of the small joints of the foot and ankle. Orthotic devices are commonly prescribed for this condition to lessen symptoms and improve function and mobility, and customized devices are most effective. The work reported in this paper has examined the feasibility of using an additive manufacturing-based approach to manufacture customized orthoses. In order to test feasibility, orthoses have been manufactured using the additive manufacturing technology of selective laser sintering, and have been evaluated through a small-scale patient trial ( n = 7).
KW - podiatry
KW - rheumatoid arthritis
KW - foot orthoses
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U2 - 10.1109/TBME.2010.2044178
DO - 10.1109/TBME.2010.2044178
M3 - Article
VL - 57
SP - 1750
EP - 1756
JO - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
JF - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
SN - 0018-9294
IS - 7
ER -