ArticleThe open orthopaedics journal2018
3D-Printed Patient-Specific ACL Femoral Tunnel Guide from MRI.
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- [Current concepts and new developments of 3D printing in trauma surgery].Der Unfallchirurg · 2019Pooled it
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- Augmented reality guidance improves accuracy of orthopedic drilling procedures.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A comparative study on 3D printing-assisted arthroscopic IDEAL point femoral tunnel positioning for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction versus conventional arthroscopic positioning.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- [Research progress of femoral bone tunnel positioning in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Review
- Patient specific instrumentation in ACL reconstruction: a proof-of-concept cadaver experiment assessing drilling accuracy when using 3D printed guides.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Multi-color and Multi-Material 3D Printing of Knee Joint models.3D printing in medicine · 2021Article
- 3D printing and its applications in orthopaedic trauma: A technological marvel.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaReview
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Abstract
backgroundTraditional ACL reconstruction with non-anatomic techniques can demonstrate unsatisfactory long-term outcomes with regards instability and the degenerative knee changes observed with these results. Anatomic ACL reconstruction attempts to closely reproduce the patient's individual anatomic characteristics with the aim of restoring knee kinematics, in order to improve patient short and long-term outcomes. We designed an arthroscopic, patient-specific, ACL femoral tunnel guide to aid anatomical placement of the ACL graft within the femoral tunnel.
methodsThe guide design was based on MRI scan of the subject's uninjured contralateral knee, identifying the femoral footprint and its anatomical position relative to the borders of the femoral articular cartilage. Image processing software was used to create a 3D computer aided design which was subsequently exported to a 3D-printing service.
resultsTransparent acrylic based photopolymer, PA220 plastic and 316L stainless steel patient-specific ACL femoral tunnel guides were created; the models produced were accurate with no statistical difference in size and positioning of the center of the ACL femoral footprint guide to MRI (
conclusionThis study serves as a proof of concept for the accurate creation of 3D-printed patient-specific guides for the anatomical placement of the femoral tunnel during ACL reconstruction.
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