The Ancient Artificial Leg of Capua: First 3D Print after 2300 Years
Andreas Otte,
Simon Hazubski
Affiliations
Andreas Otte
Peter Osypka Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Medical Engineering and Computer Science, Offenburg University, Badstr. 24, D-77652 Offenburg, Germany
Simon Hazubski
Peter Osypka Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Medical Engineering and Computer Science, Offenburg University, Badstr. 24, D-77652 Offenburg, Germany
Little detail has been reported about the ancient Capua leg, which was excavated in the winter of 1884/85 a few kilometers from the present-day Campanian town of Santa Maria Capua Vetere and dated to about 300 B.C. [...]
