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. 2026 Jan;18(1):101-103.
doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13427. Epub 2025 May 30.

Development of "3D printing in medicine" course leads to creation of a functional prosthetic for underserved patient

John Spencer Laue  1   2 , Thomas Shevlin  1   2 , Sarika Mullapudi  1 , Peter Anthony  1 , Conley Carr  2
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Development of "3D printing in medicine" course leads to creation of a functional prosthetic for underserved patient

John Spencer Laue et al. PM R. 2026 Jan.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this manuscript.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
(A) 3D scan of patient's residual limb used to model prosthetic. (B) Original modification of e‐NABLE K1 hand prosthetic to match patient anatomy. (C) Revised modification of hand prosthetic.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
(A) Final prosthetic fitted on patient. (B) Final design shown after production.
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