Advances in 3D Modeling: Preoperative Templating for Revision Wrist Surgery. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Osagie, Liza; Shaunak, Shalin; Murtaza, Aasim; Cerovac, Sonja; Umarji, Shamim
• Is Part Of: Hand. Volume 12:Number 5(2017)
• Page Start: NP68
• Page End: NP72
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: trauma -- planning -- 3-D -- reconstruction -- templating; Hand -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Hand -- Surgery; Periodicals; 617.57005
• DOI: 10.1177/1558944716681973
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-9447

Abstract

Background: Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a computer-directed process leading to the layered synthesis of scaled models. The popularity and availability of the technique has exponentially increased over the last decade, and as such is seeing a greater number of medical and surgical applications.Methods: We report 3 cases involving the use of 3D printing as an aid to operative planning in the revision of wrist surgery.Results: All patients underwent successful operative interventions with a £34 average cost of model creation.Conclusions: A growing number of reports are emerging in reconstructive surgical specialities including maxillofacial, orthopedic, and plastic surgery; from our experience, we advocate the economically viable use of 3D printing for preoperative templating.