3D-printed patient specific instruments for corrective osteotomies of the lower extremity

Andrea D'Amelio; Esther M M Van Lieshout; Alexander M Wakker; Michael H J Verhofstad; Mark G Van Vledder

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.069

3D-printed patient specific instruments for corrective osteotomies of the lower extremity

Injury. 2022 Nov:53 Suppl 3:S53-S58. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.069. Epub 2022 Aug 31.

Authors

Andrea D'Amelio¹, Esther M M Van Lieshout², Alexander M Wakker², Michael H J Verhofstad², Mark G Van Vledder³

Affiliations

¹ Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands; S.C. Ortopedia e Traumatologia 1 U, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di torino, Ospedale C.T.O., Via Zuretti 29, 10126 Torino, Italy.
² Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: m.vanvledder@erasmusmc.nl.

PMID: 36075778
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.069

Abstract

3D-printing has become a promising adjunct in orthopedic surgery over the past years. A significant drop in costs and increased availability of the required hardware and software needed for using the technique, have resulted in a relatively fast adaptation of 3D-printing techniques for various indications. In this review, the role of 3D-printing for deformity corrections of the lower extremity is described.

Keywords: 3D-printing; Additive manufacturing; Computer assisted planning; Corrective osteotomy; Lower extremity; Malunion.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Fractures, Malunited* / surgery
Humans
Lower Extremity / surgery
Osteotomy / methods
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / methods