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Custom three-dimensional printed implants for reconstruction of oncologic pelvic defects
Precious C Oyem1,2, Zachary D Burke2, Nathan W Mesko2
1Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Journal of Surgical Oncology
|September 27, 2023
Abstract:
The use of three-dimensional printed implants in the field of orthopedic surgery has become increasingly popular and has potentiated hip reconstruction in the setting of oncologic resections of the pelvis and acetabulum. In this review, we examine and discuss the indications and technical considerations for custom implant reconstruction of pelvic defects.

