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Fig. 1 | 3D Printing in Medicine

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From: Using computed tomography and 3D printing to construct custom prosthetics attachments and devices

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Shorty Feet. Inter-professional collaboration with prosthetics and rehabilitation medicine resulted in a custom, 3D printed, prosthetic foot. This device was designed using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D printed, as 1 piece, on an electron beam melting machine, from titanium alloy. After printing, soles are bonded, to the bottom surface, to complete the device (a). The feet are then functional after attaching to the sockets via pyramids (b)

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