Office 3D-printing in paediatric orthopaedics: the orthopaedic surgeon's guide.

ABSTRACT:

Background

3D-printing, or additive manufacturing has become increasingly popular across scientific and engineering fields. The same trend has been observed in the medical field, with the main users being the dentists and the neurosurgeons. Within orthopaedic surgery, usage has been limited by accessibility and costs. The benefits of a 3D printed model in surgical planning and education in orthopaedic surgery is obvious, especially in fields like deformity correction and fracture fixation.

Methods

An in-house 3D-printing facility was set up, with workflow processes defined. We utilised the described workflow to 3D-print models for four paediatric orthopaedic patients with differing pathologies.

Results

These case examples show how 3D-printing of surgical models was ea

SUBMITTER: Lam KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039782 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature