Track: Healthcare Systems

Abstract

Elbow Fracture is the condition that causes injury to the bone that ranges from minor cracks to complete breakage. This causes damages to the nearby tissues which results in swelling and blood clots in the fracture site. In response to this bone injury natural physiological process of healing gets activated and causes growth of new bone tissues. In order to facilitate natural healing process the position of the bone should be stabilized which can be done with the help of fracture aid. The Non-surgical conventional involves the use of Plaster Of Paris (P.O.P) which heals the injury in a minimum period of 6 – 12 weeks. This project comprehends the concept of using fracture aid made of polypropylene with enhanced features for healing of elbow fractures involving Computer Aided Designing (CAD), material casting and rapid prototyping. The CAD designed 3D model of the fracture aid can be modified according to the patient’s requirements and by loading the corresponding CAD file into the rapid prototyping machine the resultant fracture aid can be obtained. After post processing the 3D printed fracture aid can be used by the patient is made available with a minimum period of time.