TY - JOUR AU - Landaeta, Felix J. AU - Shiozawa, Jose Nauaki AU - Erdman, Arthur AU - Piazza, Cara PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/23 TI - Low cost 3D printed clamps for external fixator for developing countries: a biomechanical study JO - 3D Printing in Medicine SP - 31 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - External fixation is a mainstream limb reconstruction technique, most often used after a traumatic injury. Due to the high rates of trauma in developing countries, external fixation devices are often utilized for immediate fracture stabilization and soft tissue repair. Proper external fixation treatment too often still fails to be adopted in these regions due to the high cost and trauma complexity. A novel, inexpensive, unilateral fixator was constructed using 3D printed clamps and other readily available supporting components. ASTM standard F1541 tests were used to assess the biomechanical properties of this novel external fixator. SN - 2365-6271 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s41205-020-00084-3 DO - 10.1186/s41205-020-00084-3 ID - Landaeta2020 ER -