Three-dimensional-printing Technology in Hip and Pelvic Surgery: Current Landscape

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is additive manufacturing that produces 3D shapes by stacking twodimensional (2D) cross-sectional shapes with various materials. It is used for laminated manufacturing, such as rapid prototyping (RP). In the early days, there were a number of key limitations in printing materials, molding time, size, precision and strength of the moldings, which limited industrial uses. In recent years, however, printing materials have been diversified including metals, and printing equipment has been developed accordingly. The paradigm of industrial use is rapidly changing as the production of complex shapes and customized products become possible. Today, 3D-printing technology can be used to create simulation models or medical implants, thus significantly aiding doctors and medical companies by optimizing the

Recent Developments of Biomaterials for Additive Manufacturing of Bone Scaffolds

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Conceptual evolution of 3D printing in orthopedic surgery and traumatology: from “do it yourself” to “point of care manufacturing”

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Global trends in the development of complex, personalized, biomedical, surgical implant devices using 3D printing/additive manufacturing: A review

“…While the US has performed similar trials nationwide, China has become a world leader in innovative and complex bone replacement surgeries as illustrated for example in Figure 5 (Cai, 2015;Xia et al, 2019). China has also embarked on programmes to manufacture SLM and EBM systems and Gadia et al, 2018;Huang et al, 2019;Kalaskun, 2017;Lee et al, 2020;Murr, 2019Murr, , 2020Tofail et al, 2018;Wohlers Report, 2019, 2019Woo et al, 2020;Zhang & Chen, 2019). This trend in global customizing of biomedical devices might be popularly referred to as mass-personalization which is made possible by 3D printing in point-of-care surgical service centres, along with other emerging technologies (Marr, 2020).…”

“…While COVID‐19 has variously dominated hospital functionalities worldwide in the first half of 2020, the passing of this global pandemic will likely see a rapid return to the proliferation of patient‐specific, complex, open‐cellular biomedical implant device development, clinical trials and the establishment of bone‐related surgical service centres producing a wide range of custom bone replacement devices; based in part on contemporary applications and market analyses (Ahangar et al, 2019; Dall’Ava L et al, 2019; Gadia et al, 2018; Huang et al, 2019; Kalaskun, 2017; Lee et al, 2020; Murr, 2019, 2020; Tofail et al, 2018; Wohlers Report, 2019, 2019; Woo et al, 2020; Zhang & Chen, 2019). This trend in global customizing of biomedical devices might be popularly referred to as mass‐personalization which is made possible by 3D printing in point‐of‐care surgical service centres, along with other emerging technologies (Marr, 2020).…”