Young entrepreneurs from Malaga are developing 3D printed splints that substitute plaster casts when a limb is immobilised from a fracture or break. The initiative, called Fiixit, is already in use in different orthopaedic centres. The main advantages compared to casts are that they are lighter, they let you sweat and they allow patients to […]
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Plastic and 3D impressions as an alternative to casts to treat fractures
It’s a creation from engineers at the Universities of Seville and Huelva. Using a low cost plastic material called PLA, they have built with 3D impressions the prototype of a system which can treat bone fractures in the limbs. It’s an alternative to the traditional casts. Facing this, Skin 3D is waterproof, which is useful […]