TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-Dimensional (3-D) Printing
T2 - A Cost-Effective Solution for Improving Global Accessibility to Prostheses
AU - Silva, Kyle
AU - Rand, Stephanie
AU - Cancel, David
AU - Chen, Yuxi
AU - Kathirithamby, Rani
AU - Stern, Michelle
N1 - Funding Information:
Our 3-D printer, Makerbot Desktop 5 th Generation 3-D Printer, was purchased with funding obtained through the Patient Care Trust Fund Equipment Grant (PCTFEG) issued by the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). HHC is a 501c(3) not-for-profit organization that offers the PCTFEG to residents interested in purchasing equipment for resident educational purposes and/or to be used as a patient care initiative within the community. Our grant is intended to provide cost-effective upper extremity prostheses for members of the Bronx, NY community without access to affordable prosthetic care.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - The lack of access to prostheses is a global problem, partially caused by the high cost associated with the current manufacturing process. Three-dimensional printing is gaining use in the medical field, and one such area is prosthetics. In addition to using cost-effective materials, this technology allows for rapid prototyping, making it an efficient solution for the development of affordable prostheses. If the rehabilitation medicine community embraces this novel technology, we can help alleviate the global disparity of access to prostheses.
AB - The lack of access to prostheses is a global problem, partially caused by the high cost associated with the current manufacturing process. Three-dimensional printing is gaining use in the medical field, and one such area is prosthetics. In addition to using cost-effective materials, this technology allows for rapid prototyping, making it an efficient solution for the development of affordable prostheses. If the rehabilitation medicine community embraces this novel technology, we can help alleviate the global disparity of access to prostheses.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.06.438
DO - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.06.438
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 26709247
AN - SCOPUS:84960089749
VL - 7
SP - 1312
EP - 1314
JO - PM and R
JF - PM and R
SN - 1934-1482
IS - 12
ER -