학술논문
Rapid Personalised Virtual Planning and On-Demand Surgery for Acute Spinal Trauma Using 3D-Printing, Biomodelling and Patient-Specific Implant Manufacture
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 997 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2075-4426
Abstract
Three-dimensional printing is a rapidly growing field, with extensive application to orthopaedics and spinal surgery. Three-dimensional-printed (3DP) patient-specific implants (PSIs) offer multiple potential benefits over generic alternatives, with their use increasingly being described in the spinal literature. This report details a unique, emergency case of a traumatic spinal injury in a 31-year-old male, acquired rurally and treated with a 3DP PSI in a tertiary unit. With increasing design automation and process improvements, rapid, on-demand virtual surgical planning (VSP) and 3DP PSIs may present the future of orthopaedics and trauma care, enabling faster, safer, and more cost-effective patient-specific procedures.