Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures/Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D Printer

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The Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D Printer is an affordable ($999 USD), open source, open filament, user-friendly, fused deposition modelling, single extruder desktop 3D printer with a build volume Z height of 210 mm that prints polylactic acid (PLA), a low-cost, biorenewable, and easy to print plastic.^[1]

It is not necessary to use Prusa PLA filament when printing on the Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D Printer because it is an open filament 3D printer. To help keep costs to a minimum, we recommend using any less expensive, locally available 1.75 mm PLA filament brand.

PLA is a moisture-sensitive material which may become brittle if improperly stored.^[2] According to one filament manufacturer, "To check the quality of PLA, try to snap the filament. If the PLA filament snaps easily, it is too brittle for use and should be replaced."

Proper storage of PLA requires storage:

in a re-sealable bag with the silica gel desiccant provided to minimize moisture uptake
out of direct sunlight and in a dry and cool location (the optimal storage temperature for PLA is between -20°C to +30°C)
for a maximum shelf life of 1 year once the filament has been taken out of its original packaging.

To minimize the risk of mechanical failure of the bone models during orthopedic surgical simulation training, it is highly recommended to use fresh PLA filament just out of its original packaging.

When possible, try to obtain PLA filament with a Technical Data Sheet confirming that the filament's Shore Hardness D value is within the 3-sigma range (~79D to 93D) for the Shore Hardness D measurements of 86.7D + 1.91D (ave. ± s.d., n=1815) for human cortical bone.^[3]

Request 3D Prints On Demand[edit | edit source]

Prusa World Map[edit | edit source]

Prusa offers a map of Prusa 3D printer users worldwide with a "Print on Demand" option (in the left-side menu), which allows you to filter all users who accept print on demand requests and send a message to each user.

Register a New Prusa Account[edit | edit source]

Go to https://account.prusa3d.com/registration/?next=/o/authorize/%3Fclient_id%3DM8LpfPFdUlFWcOpLmEdEm7IXmDQfNqhkMqRUYOnv%26response_type%3Dcode%26scope%3Dbasic_info%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%3A//www.prusa3d.com/login/
Fill in the requested information to register a new Prusa account
Login to your Prusa account

Look up 3D Print on Demand Services Near You[edit | edit source]

Go to https://www.prusaprinters.org/world
Click on the white square icon in the bottom left corner of the map to reveal the filter feature
Click on "Print on Demand" in the left-side menu
Review the map to identify the 3D print on demand services in your country
Click on the orange pin(s) for local 3D printing on demand services

Contact the 3D Print on Demand Services Near You[edit | edit source]

Click on "Send a message" to contact each 3D print on demand service

Global Availability of Prusa 3D Printers[edit | edit source]

The Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D Printer is available for purchase and delivery to the following 167 countries and territories shown and listed below (subject to change without notice):

The full list of locations is here and below.

Aland Islands
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
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Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovinia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Canary Islands
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Columbia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Domenica
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Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Guiana
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Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guadeloupe
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Guatemala
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Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
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Jersey
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Kazakhstan
Kenya
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Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
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Liechtenstein
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Macau
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Malta
Man Island
Martinique
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
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Philippines
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San Marino
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Singapore
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South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
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Taiwan
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Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom - Northern Ireland
United States of America
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Vanatu
Vatican City State
Venezuela
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Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Acknowledgements[edit | edit source]

This work is funded by a grant from the Intuitive Foundation. Any research, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this work are those of the author(s), and not of the Intuitive Foundation.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ https://www.prusa3d.com/product/original-prusa-i3-mk3s-3d-printer-3/
↑ https://support.ultimaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012101319-How-to-store-material
↑ Society For Biomaterials 30th Annual Meeting Transactions, page 332. Femoral Cortical Wall Thickness And Hardness Evaluation. K. Calvert, L.A. Kirkpatrick, D.M. Blakemore, T.S. Johnson. Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN.

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Part of	Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures
Keywords	orthopedic surgery, surgical training, pediatric distal forearm fracture, buckle fracture, torus fracture, greenstick fracture, complete fracture, non-displaced fracture, fracture care, fracture sonography, point-of-care ultrasound, portable ultrasound, handheld ultrasound, 3d printing, artificial bones, splinting
SDG	SDG03 Good health and well-being
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