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Custom 3D printed casts offer a telemedicine solution for some orthopedic injuries

Through a telemedicine visit with a doctor, a patient could take pictures of their injured body part, upload them to an app or website, and have a custom splint or cast made and mailed to their home.

Michael Rivlin, hand and wrist surgeon, shows 3D printed cast on Amy Faulls, at Rothman Orthopaedics in Marlton, N.J.
Michael Rivlin, hand and wrist surgeon, shows 3D printed cast on Amy Faulls, at Rothman Orthopaedics in Marlton, N.J.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer
    by Terri Akman, For the Inquirer
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