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When in london recently, I came across this at the design museum. A company that is using luffa (loofah - those spongy things that people scrub themselves with) to make all sorts of things including splints. I believe it's still early days and I don't know if they can be adapted for orthotic use. Interestingly, having a look at the model in the museum, when the material is pressed, it appears very similar to bone. Trabecular centre with compressed (slightly) outer. As is the rule with museums, I couldn't touch. I would have liked to have picked it up to run a close eye over it.

<http://luffalab.com/project/luffa-splint/>

I have also attached the following link for a bit of a laugh, although it may make most of us wince I think. Nothing to do with orthoses materials.

<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-04/madrid-high-heels-race-gay-pride-photos/5571214>