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Clinical Applications of "In-Hospital" 3D Printing in Hip Surgery: A Systematic Narrative Review
Ignacio Aguado-Maestro1,2, Clarisa Simón-Pérez3, Manuel García-Alonso2
1Department of Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery, Río Hortega University Hospital, 47012 Valladolid, Spain.
Journal of Clinical Medicine
|January 26, 2024
Summary
3D printing offers 27 diverse applications in hip surgery, primarily utilizing CT images for patient-specific planning. Further randomized studies are needed to validate the clinical benefits of these innovative orthopedic solutions.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Medical Technology
- Digital Health
Background:
- 3D printing adoption is growing in hospitals worldwide.
- Orthopedic surgery increasingly benefits from advanced technologies.
- Hip surgery presents unique challenges addressable by innovative solutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review current applications of 3D printing in hip surgery.
- To create a reference guide for in-house 3D printing in hip procedures.
- To identify and categorize 3D printing uses based on patient conditions.
Main Methods:
- Systematic narrative review of MedLine publications via PubMed.
- Search terms: 3D printing AND (orthopedics OR traumatology) NOT tissue engineering NOT scaffold NOT in vitro.
- Inclusion criteria: full-text English/Spanish, hip surgery focus, excluding experimental studies and commercial implants.
Main Results:
- Identified 27 distinct indications for in-house 3D printing in hip surgery.
- Most applications leverage CT imaging for personalized surgical planning.
- Results are presented as a disease-classified guide detailing software and development steps.
Conclusions:
- 3D printing has numerous surgical applications in hip procedures.
- The majority of current evidence lacks robust clinical validation.
- Further randomized controlled trials are recommended to establish the efficacy of 3D printing in hip surgery.
