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			<journal>
			<title>The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery</title>
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			<short_title>ABJS</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://abjs.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn>2345-4644</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2345-461X</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
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			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2020</year>
				<month>4</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>8</volume>
			<number>Supplement 1</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_sid></article_id_sid>
				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Safety and Efficacy of Casting During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Polymers Used for 3D Printing to Conventional Materials Used for the Generation of Orthopaedic Orthoses</title>
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				<subject></subject>
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				<content_type>SHORT COMMUNICATION</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[To reduce the risk of spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the emerging protocols are advising for less physicianpatientcontact, shortening the contact time, and keeping a safe distance. It is recommended that unnecessary castingbe avoided in the events that alternative methods can be applied such as in stable ankle fractures, and hindfoot/midfoot/forefoot injuries. Fiberglass casts are suboptimal because they require a follow up for cast removal while aconventional plaster cast is amenable to self-removal by submerging in water and cutting the cotton bandages withscissors. At present, only fiberglass casts are widely available to allow waterproof casting. To reduce the contact timeduring casting, a custom-made 3D printed casts/splints can be ordered remotely which reduces the number of visitsand shortens the contact time while it allows for self-removal by the patient. The cast is printed after the limb is 3Dscanned in 5-10 seconds using the commercially available 3D scanners. In contrast to the conventional casting, a 3Dprinted cast/splint is washable which is an advantage during an infectious crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.Level of evidence: V]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>3D printing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Orthopaedic cast, Orthopaedic splint</keyword>
				<start_page>281</start_page>
				<end_page>285</end_page>
				<web_url>https://abjs.mums.ac.ir/article_15419.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Ashkan</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Sedigh</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>seddigh.ashkan@gmail.com</email>
				<code>65361</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Orthopedic Research Center, Mashhad University of
Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Hand Surgery Division, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Amir R.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Kachooei</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>arkachooei@gmail.com</email>
				<code>65362</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Orthopedic Research Center, Mashhad University of
Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Hand Surgery Division, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Pedro K.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Beredjiklian</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>pedro.beredjiklian@rothmanortho.com</email>
				<code>65363</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel
Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA
3 Chief of Hand Surgery Division, Rothman Institute,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Alexander R.</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Vaccaro</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>alex.vaccaro@rothmanortho.com</email>
				<code>65364</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel
Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA
4 Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Michael</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Rivlin</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>michael.rivlin@rothmanortho.com</email>
				<code>65365</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel
Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA
Hand Surgery Division, Rothman Institute, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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			</journal>