Orthosis Material Properties: A Mechanical Testing Evaluation of Fiberglass, Plaster, and Three-Dimensional Printed Splints

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Jan 1;151(1):179e-181e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009752. Epub 2022 Oct 25.

Authors

Cory M Lebowitz¹, Michael M Vosbikian¹, Daniel A Seigerman², David N Paglia³, Yazan Kadkoy³, Michael Rivlin⁴, Pedro K Beredjiklian⁴

Affiliations

¹ Hand Surgery Division, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.
² Division of Hand Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ.
⁴ Division of Hand Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 36576844
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009752

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Glass
Humans
Joint Diseases*
Mechanical Tests
Orthotic Devices
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Splints*

Substances

fiberglass