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. 2020 Jan/Feb;31(1):292-293.
doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005927.

Custom-Made Three-Dimensional Models for Craniosynostosis

Luke Bowen  1 , Rodolfo Benech  1 , Ahad Shafi  1 , Pasquale Gallo  2 , Jothy Kandasamy  2 , Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal  2 , Duncan F Campbell  1
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Custom-Made Three-Dimensional Models for Craniosynostosis

Luke Bowen et al. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Jan/Feb.

Abstract

The use of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing in oral and maxillofacial surgery is an ever-growing field.The availability of 3D models, cutting guides, and customised surgical instruments gives surgeons the opportunity to modify and improve their surgical procedures.Here, we discuss the use of computer-aided design-computer-aided manufacturing to improve the management of a case of nonsyndromic metopic synostosis through the construction of: A cutting guide for the cranium, custom-made orbital protectors, a 3D model of the predicted postoperative meninges to allow off the table bone recontouring, and a template frontal bar to allow more specific recontouring of the frontal bar.

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