Clinician Hanger Clinic Chicago, Illinois, United States
Patients with a Chopart-level amputation often present with multiple challenges to successful prosthetic management including high risk of ulceration, risk equinovarus deformity development, and limited available prosthetic device build height. These challenges to partial foot amputation management invite innovation and optimization. This case series focuses on applications of additive manufacturing and patient-centric solutions in the partial foot prosthetic population. This case series will highlight two designs developed based on the needs of patients with Chopart amputations. These cases represent novel applications of 3D printing within clinical practice to optimize patient-centric device design.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to identify potential clinical concerns with existing partial foot prosthetic designs.
Participants will be able to be able to assess the impact that additive manufacturing had on the implementation of two novel partial foot prosthetic designs.
Participants will be able to critically assess future partial foot prosthesis candidates for application of these alternative partial foot prosthesis designs.
