Scoping Review of Additive Manufacturing for Prosthetic Sockets, 2010-2024

A scoping review synthesizing 46 English-language studies from 2010 to 2024 on additive manufacturing for lower-limb prosthetic sockets. The review, conducted by Sattam Alharbi following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, categorizes research into five themes including mechanical performance and comfort optimization. It highlights the preliminary stage of multi-material additive manufacturing applications in this domain.

Use Cases

• Identify research trends and gaps in prosthetic socket manufacturing based on the thematic analysis of 46 studies.
• Benchmark the state of multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) applications based on the review's finding that they remain largely at the prototype stage.
• Guide experimental design for mechanical testing based on the review's identified focus on mechanical performance and structural enhancement.
• Inform clinical translation pathways based on the review's highlighted need for standardised testing and early clinical evaluation.

Strengths

• Follows a structured methodology (PRISMA-ScR guidelines) for systematic evidence synthesis.
• Covers a defined time range (2010-2024) and searched five major academic databases.
• Provides quantified breakdowns of research themes, such as 18 studies on mechanical performance.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 90.2 KB document (DOCX), indicating a limited scope as a review paper rather than a primary data collection.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the content is narrative text requiring manual analysis.
• The data reflects publication bias inherent to the reviewed academic literature sources.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Sattam Alharbi.

Collection Method

Scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, with data extracted and synthesized through thematic categorisation.

Time Range

Publications from 2010 to 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 04:39:52.

Geography

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