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3D Planning and Printing of Patient Specific Implants for Reconstruction of Bony Defects
Published on: August 4, 2020
Three-Dimensionally Printed Personalized Implant Design and Reconstructive Surgery for a Bone Tumor of the Calcaneus:
Jong Woong Park1, Hyun Guy Kang1, Kwun Mook Lim2
1Orthopaedic Oncology Clinic, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea.
Case:
A 23-year-old soldier was diagnosed with a calcaneal desmoplastic fibroma. Limb-salvage surgery using a 3-dimensionally (3D) printed personalized implant made from a titanium alloy was planned. The implant had a mesh-style surface for free tendon suture, and the joint surface was smooth to preserve the subtalar joint. The implant had 3 hollow posts in case of future transarticular immobilization. At the last follow-up, the implant was painless and stable, and the patient could walk normally without support.
Conclusion:
A 3D-printed personalized implant showed acceptable functional and anatomic outcomes for a calcaneal bone tumor. Appropriate design modification of a 3D-printed personalized implant enabled an optimal outcome in our patient.
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