TY - CHAP
T1 - Numerical–Experimental Study of 3D Printed Ortheses for Rehabilitation of Patients with Musculoskeletal Lesions
AU - Beltrán-Fernández, Juan Alfonso
AU - Andrade, Juan Luis Cuevas
AU - Ochoa, Juan Carlos Hermida
AU - Gómez, Luis Héctor Hernández
AU - Uribe-Cortés, Teresa Berenice
AU - Garibaldi, Pablo Moreno
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Equinovarus foot or known as clubfoot is a frequent musculoskeletal deformity occurring at birth. It comprises a misalignment of the foot and shortened tendons and produces pain and serious physical limitations. It occurs mainly in patients with cerebral palsy, duchenne muscular dystrophy, residual clubfoot deformity, and spina bifida. The initial gold standard treatment for an equinovarus foot is the structural correction with the use of ortheses aimed to allow the patient to walk and perform rehabilitation exercises. These ortheses come mainly in the form of boots molded with plaster of Paris or fiberglass bandages. Premanufactured ortheses are also available and yield great resistance and support to the foot; however, they can be very costly and out of reach for some population. Recently, our research center of investigation and biomechanics laboratory (CILAB), with the assistance of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) started printing three-dimensional personalized ortheses for diverse musculoskeletal problems, including clubfoot patients aiming to lower the costs of treatment for our pediatric patients. Our preset study analyzed the resistance of two 3D printed ortheses: one for a normal subject and another for a clubfoot patient through optical interferometry and numerical analysis. Our purpose was to anticipate failure of our personalized designs, especially in cases, where the foot gait is abnormal such as in the case of clubfoot patients.
AB - Equinovarus foot or known as clubfoot is a frequent musculoskeletal deformity occurring at birth. It comprises a misalignment of the foot and shortened tendons and produces pain and serious physical limitations. It occurs mainly in patients with cerebral palsy, duchenne muscular dystrophy, residual clubfoot deformity, and spina bifida. The initial gold standard treatment for an equinovarus foot is the structural correction with the use of ortheses aimed to allow the patient to walk and perform rehabilitation exercises. These ortheses come mainly in the form of boots molded with plaster of Paris or fiberglass bandages. Premanufactured ortheses are also available and yield great resistance and support to the foot; however, they can be very costly and out of reach for some population. Recently, our research center of investigation and biomechanics laboratory (CILAB), with the assistance of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) started printing three-dimensional personalized ortheses for diverse musculoskeletal problems, including clubfoot patients aiming to lower the costs of treatment for our pediatric patients. Our preset study analyzed the resistance of two 3D printed ortheses: one for a normal subject and another for a clubfoot patient through optical interferometry and numerical analysis. Our purpose was to anticipate failure of our personalized designs, especially in cases, where the foot gait is abnormal such as in the case of clubfoot patients.
KW - 3D printed
KW - Digitization
KW - Equinovarus foot
KW - Interferometry
KW - Ortheses
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-65983-7_8
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-65983-7_8
M3 - Capítulo
AN - SCOPUS:85102139155
T3 - Advanced Structured Materials
SP - 193
EP - 219
BT - Advanced Structured Materials
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -