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1. A link from The Daily Mail

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 03:38 PM

Jul 2013

Did you not include a link because of the sources?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2354852/Is-plaster-cast-future-Designer-uses-3D-printing-create-tailormade-exoskeleton-help-heal-broken-bones.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

This is wonderful, traditional casts, though they have improved through the years still didn't allow for airflow and skin care. As this is a perfect fit for any individual, the need for padding is eliminated too.

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A graduate has developed a 3D- printed exoskeletal cast.. [View all] Playinghardball Jul 2013 OP

A link from The Daily Mail siligut Jul 2013 #1

Oops, sorry about that... Playinghardball Jul 2013 #2

Much better link siligut Jul 2013 #4

really could have used one of these coeur_de_lion Jul 2013 #5

Very cool, but how does the wrist part slip over the hand? tridim Jul 2013 #6

I imagine it'd be tailored to the specific type of break. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2013 #7

Right, but it's precisely form-fitted and I assume extremely stiff. tridim Jul 2013 #8

Can be cut and glued I suspect. Paulie Jul 2013 #9

It has seams that are glued together. tinrobot Jul 2013 #10