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Faster healing is possible with 3D printed casts

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It's painful enough to break a bone. If it has ever occurred to you, you are well aware of how stressful the recovery period may be. The cast's size, weight, and added mass make you feel quite exhausted. There isn't much you can do. Simply because you want your bones to heal, you continue to wear the cast. Casts need not interfere with your lifestyle or movement, and that is precisely where 3D printing disagrees. The problem of broken bone fragments being less annoying is greatly helped by three-dimensional picture printing. The measurements for the cast might very well be changed to make the printed cast fit the patient like their own skin.  Unlike a traditional cast, which covers your entire arm or leg, the one you wear alone does not need to maintain its engineering. Because it gives you reinforcement only where it is necessary, it naturally becomes much more comfortable. You could at least claim that it is more pleasant to wear than a plaster cast in terms of both vis...