Towards digitally designed, 3D printed, spinal orthoses for adolescents with scoliosis

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This project aims to lay the foundations for a step change in brace treatment for adolescents with scoliosis by making way for digital design of 3D printed modular scoliosis braces. These braces will be lighter, more comfortable, and more cosmetically attractive than traditional designs. These improvements could have a huge impact on the quality of life of patients as well as increasing compliance and therefore treatment success. Specific objectives of the PhD include: O1) Understand clinician/patient needs. Identify what is needed for stakeholder buy in. O2) Develop a digital rectification process to provide smart templates of patient's torsos. O3) Assess performance of CAD/CAM orthoses compared to traditional brace designs. O4) In vitro testing of modular brace design and comparison to single part brace designs.