Computer aided design of prosthetic sockets for below-knee amputees.
A computer-aided sculpting system for use in prosthetics is described. The prosthetist's sculpting tools now consist of a computer, a graphics terminal, a mouse and an on-screen moveable cursor. Accompanied by the system software, these tools allow systematic modification of a primitive socket using techniques analogous to those used by a prosthetist working with rasps and plaster.
D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000473:pathology*; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D011474:Prosthesis Design