Computer-aided socket design for trans-femoral amputees.
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.
Travis
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RP
Mechanical Engineering Department, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK.
Dewar
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ME
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