3D printed orthosis enables cerebral palsy patient to walk
A father has turned to 3D printing to produce a custom orthosis that allows his son to walk unaided. A Slovenian father has utilized 3D printing to produce high quality, patient specific orthotics that have allowed his son, who has cerebral palsy, to walk, run and even dance unaided. Faced with a lifetime of either inadequate and uncomfortable premade orthoses or expensive, custom products that would be rendered obsolete as his son Nik grew, Matej VlaÅ¡iÄ combine 3D scanning and a Form 2 stereolithography 3D printer to produce the orthotics that address Nik's low muscle tone and short Achilles tendon....
