Custom 3D-printed Titanium Implant for Reconstruction of a Composite Chest and Abdominal Wall Defect.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Three-dimensional (3D) printing of implantable materials is a recent technological advance that is available for clinical application. The most common medical application of 3D printing in plastic surgery is in the field of craniomaxillofacial surgery. There have been few applications of this technology in other areas.

Methods

Here, we discuss a case of a large, symptomatic composite thoracic and abdominal defect resulting from the resection of a chondrosarcoma of the costal marginand sections of the abdominal wall, diaphragm, and sternum. The initial and second attempts at reconstruction failed, resulting in a massive hernia. Given the size of the defect, the contiguity with a large abdominal wall defect, and the high risk of recurrence, a rigid thoracic reconstr

SUBMITTER: Danker SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631384 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature