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14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)

17.06. - 21.06.2019, Berlin

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3D print orthosis for hand therapy. New challenges

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  • presenting/speaker Sanae Zens - Schön Klinik Harlaching, München, Germany
  • Carina Deglmann - Schön Klinik Harlaching, München, Germany
  • Claus Deglmann - Schön Klinik Harlaching, München, Germany

International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy. 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT). Berlin, 17.-21.06.2019. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2020. DocIFSHT19-1211

doi: 10.3205/19ifssh1594, urn:nbn:de:0183-19ifssh15942

Veröffentlicht: 6. Februar 2020

© 2020 Zens et al.
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Clinical issue/s: 3D printed orthosis of the hand seems to present a promising future. Smaller, lighter and smarter orthosis designs can be designed and printed in 3D.

Clinical reasoning: Laser scans of the hand can be transferred to a software, where the orthosis can be planned individually and then transferred to a 3D printer.

These new types of orthosis can help in the acute and chronic therapy of hand issues, but working with 3D orthosis can also present new problems.

Innovative, analytical or new approach: The material has its merits in the handling, in the haptic perception and the light weight. Due to smaller skin contact and the more robust material, the risk for pressure marks is higher than with thermoplastic material.

We present our 3D orthosis experience for mallet finger and other hand surgical treatments.

Contribution to advancing HT practice: One of the key challenge is the scanning process. Until newer scanning devices are introduced, the scanning process can be flawed. Careful evaluation of the 3D orthosis and support of the patient is mandatory. We currently recommend a thermoplastic backup orthosis, until the initial problems of the new technology are solved. Nevertheless, the promises of 3D printing in hand therapy are favorable, when the initial problems are overcome.