Moving forward: A low-cost 3D printed transtibial prosthetic socket for Sierra Leone
J. van der Bie (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)
J. Harlaar – Mentor (TU Delft - Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control)
G.M. Ribbers – Graduation committee member ( Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
G Smit – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology)
Merel van der Stelt – Graduation committee member (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
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Abstract
According to the World Health Organization 40 million amputees are living in developing countries1. An amputation has a great impact on the quality of life of a patient. In general, patients have limited mobility, often lack of confidence and consequently are at times excluded from participating in society2. Prosthetic rehabilitation could help to overcome these obstacles. However, only 5–15% of the amputees in developing countries have access to a prosthesis. Patients are often not able to afford a prosthesis and facilities are not in immediate vicinity