Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
7th International Congress on 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Technologies and Digital Industry 2023, İstanbul, Türkiye, 25 - 27 Ekim 2023, cilt.1, sa.2, ss.70, (Özet Bildiri)
The development of modern technology understanding in the world provides improvement in many health services. In parallel with modern technology, 3D (3 Dimensional) printing technologies, which have a wide range of uses, have recently become a resource used in the "rehabilitation" process, which is considered within the scope of health services. In a specialized field such as upper extremity rehabilitation, 3D printers can produce personalized, aesthetically pleasing, lightweight and environmentally friendly orthoses in a short period of time. Thanks to 3D scanning systems, the orthosis production process and the final product can be predicted, and upper extremity orthosis models can be saved. Model registration can provide advantages in accessibility, repetitive and multiple productions. On the other hand, from the point of view of service providers and recipients, limited evidence-based practices and high costs of 3D printers and equipment in developing countries may negatively affect the application to the source. The use of 3D printed orthoses in upper extremity rehabilitation is expected to become more widespread soon with the improvement of the interfaces of the programs used in the steps of orthosis production with 3D printing, the design of models in which 3D printed orthoses are integrated into upper extremity rehabilitation, and the development of technology. There is a need for more evidence-based studies in which the parameters related to the use of 3D printing technologies in upper extremity orthosis production are examined with large case groups.
Keywords: orthoses, 3D printer, upper extremity, rehabilitation.