Application of 3D-Printed Orthopedic Cast for the Treatment of Forearm Fractures: Finite Element Analysis and Comparative Clinical Assessment

Table 4

Assessment of patient satisfaction.

Item	Assessment contents and grading standard
	Excellent—3	Good—2	Acceptable—1	Poor—0
Patient comfort	Very comfortable	Occasional irritation	Not comfortable but endure	Bad experience of wearing the cast
Patient compliance	Strong willing	Minor doubt	Dubious but complied	Accepting reluctantly
Cast odor and smell	None	Slight cast odor	Smelly cast after heavy sweating	Stinky cast
Skin itchiness	No itch	Rarely itchy	Frequent itch but tolerable	Severely itchy