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Andrea D'Amelio1, Esther M M Van Lieshout2, Alexander M Wakker2
1Trauma 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.
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.
