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International Journal of Bioprinting                                    3D printing of custom mallet splints



































                                              Figure 3. Stack splint foundational questions.



































                                  Figure 4. 3D-printed splint foundational questions. Abbreviation: 3DP, 3D-printed.

               Patients were asked if they were given discharge   that they did not bend their finger at any time throughout
            advice (how to care for your injury) after receiving their   their treatment.
            original splint; 90% of them answered yes. Patients
            were  then  asked  if  they  bent  their  finger  at  any  point   Nine of the ten patients reported that the 3D-printed
            throughout their treatment; 40% of patients reported   splint began to warp and lose its structure from week 4


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