title: Computer-aided socket design for trans-femoral amputees.
abstract: Computer-aided socket design (CASD) is a technique for the design of prosthetic sockets using the advantageous features of computer graphics and calculation. This paper describes a computer-aided technique used to design sockets for patients with trans-tibial lower limb amputations.
authors.affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dewar
mesh_terms: D000674:Amputees / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000886:Anthropometry; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007866:Leg; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012984:Software