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Test runs and reject plastic hands fill a shelf at the 3D prosthetics office, part of a large rehabilitation hospital run by MSF in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Patients come from Syria, Yemen and Iraq. Many have had amputations following war injuries. Local Jordanians are also patients, some with congenital conditions.
The MSF project, which works with researchers in France and the US, is considering whether 3D printing can produce useful upper arms, shoulders and elbow joints, and whether it can produce a prosthesis strong enough to replace amputated legs.
It’s also testing 3D printing to make face masks for burn patients, artificial bones used in training and surgery as well as joints and connectors.
- Credits Ben Parker/IRIN
- Themes Solutions and Innovations
- Regions Middle East and North Africa Jordan