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Frontal sinus models and onlay templates in osteoplastic flap surgery
M Daniel1, J Watson, E Hoskison
1Otolaryngology Department, Nottingham University Hospitals, UK.
Objective:
Precise delineation of the extent of frontal sinus pneumatisation is a crucial step in osteoplastic flap frontal sinus surgery. The authors present a novel method of achieving this objective.
Methods:
First, models of the frontal area are generated using three-dimensional printing based on pre-operative computed tomography image data. These models are then used to create an onlay template of the frontal sinus, which is used intra-operatively.
Results:
In a series of 10 patients undergoing osteoplastic flap frontal sinus surgery, the described frontal sinus templates were consistently accurate to within 1 mm.
Conclusion:
Frontal sinus templates are potentially useful adjuncts to current techniques employed to guide frontal sinus surgery.
