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Review
. 2018 Jan 1;41(1):12-20.
doi: 10.3928/01477447-20180109-04.

Three-dimensional Technologies in Orthopedics

Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos, Olga D Savvidou, Panagiotis Koutsouradis, George D Chloros, Ioanna K Bolia, Vasileios I Sakellariou, Vasileios A Kontogeorgakos, Ioannis I Mavrodontis, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Panos Diamantopoulos
Review

Three-dimensional Technologies in Orthopedics

Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos et al. Orthopedics. .

Abstract

New 3-dimensional digital technologies are revolutionizing orthopedic clinical practice, allowing structures of any complexity to be manufactured in just hours. Such technologies can make surgery for complex cases more precise, more cost-effective, and possibly easier to perform. Applications include pre-operative planning, surgical simulation, patient-specific instrumentation and implants, bioprinting, prosthetics, and orthotics. The basic principles of 3- dimensional technologies, including imaging, design, numerical simulation, and printing, and their current applications in orthopedics are reviewed. [Orthopedics. 2018; 41(1):12-20.].

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