Fabrication of low-cost hip implant using direct metal laser sintering technique

• Main Authors: Baharuddin, Mohd Yusof, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Lee, Ai Choo, Aminudin, Siti Noor Azza, Lee, Muhammad Hisyam, Shaikh Salleh, Sheikh Hussein
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication 2019
• Subjects: RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79330/1/79330_Fabrication%20of%20Low-Cost%20Hip%20Implant%20using%20Direct.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79330/7/79330_Fabrication%20of%20low-cost%20hip%20implant%20using%20direct%20metal_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79330/; https://www.ijrte.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i4/D8472118419.pdf

Total hip replacement (THR) is the most popular surgery been performed in orthopedic surgery due to the inclination of musculoskeletal disorder and the aging population worldwide. However, the implant’s cost-burdened the patient, especially in the ASEAN region. The main objective of this study was t...