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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Upper Limb Orthosis in the Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients: The Role of 3D Printing.

Andrea Demeco, Ruben Foresti, Antonio Frizziero, Nicola Daracchi, Francesco Renzi, Margherita Rovellini, Antonello Salerno, Chiara Martini, Laura Pelizzari, Cosimo Costantino

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea DemecoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Ruben ForestiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1060-978X
Antonio FrizzieroDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9533-6444
Nicola DaracchiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Francesco RenziDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Margherita RovelliniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Antonello SalernoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Chiara MartiniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0877-4954
Laura PelizzariAUSL Piacenza, Neurorehabilitation and Spinal Unit, Department of Rehabilitative Medicine, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.
Cosimo CostantinoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0563-5235
University of Parma · ITAzienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Piacenza · IT

Funding

National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.5-Call for tender No. 3277 of 30/12/2021 of Italian Ministry of University and Research funded by the Eu-ropean Union-NextGenerationEU . Award Number: Project code ECS00000033, Concession Decree No. 1052 of 23/06/2022 adopted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, CUP D93C22000460001, "Ecosystem for Sus-tainable Transition in Emilia-Romagna" (Ecosister).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke represents the third cause of long-term disability in the world. About 80% of stroke patients have an impairment of bio-motor functions and over half fail to regain arm functionality, resulting in motor movement control disorder with serious loss in terms of social independence. Therefore, rehabilitation plays a key role in the reduction of patient disabilities, and 3D printing (3DP) has showed interesting improvements in related fields, thanks to the possibility to produce customized, eco-sustainable and cost-effective orthoses. This study investigated the clinical use of 3DP orthosis in rehabilitation compared to the traditional ones, focusing on the correlation between 3DP technology, therapy and outcomes. We screened 138 articles from PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science, selecting the 10 articles fulfilling the inclusion criteria, which were subsequently examined for the systematic review. The results showed that 3DP provides substantial advantages in terms of upper limb orthosis designed on the patient's needs. Moreover, seven research activities used biodegradable/recyclable materials, underlining the great potential of validated 3DP solutions in a clinical rehabilitation setting. The aim of this study was to highlight how 3DP could overcome the limitations of standard medical devices in order to support clinicians, bioengineers and innovation managers during the implementation of Healthcare 4.0.

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3D printingdisabilityHealthcare 4.0neurologic diseasestroke

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PMID38002380
PMCPMC10669460
OpenAlexW4387971145

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