In-Hospital 3D Printed Scaphoid Prosthesis Using Medical-Grade Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Biomaterial

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Technical specifications</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of extruders</td><td class="align_center">1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nozzle diameter (mm)</td><td class="align_center">0.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Filament diameter (mm)</td><td class="align_center">1.75</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Print volume</td><td class="align_center"><span style="width: 154.059ptpx;"><svg height="8.69875pt" id="M1" style="vertical-align:-0.3499298pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 154.059 8.69875" width="154.059pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M384 0V27C293 34 287 42 287 114V635C232 613 172 594 109 583V559L157 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<div>Technical specifications of the FFF PEEK 3D printer.</div>

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Table 1: In-Hospital 3D Printed Scaphoid Prosthesis Using Medical-Grade Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Biomaterial 