ArticleNorth American Spine Society journal2021
Partial sacrectomy with patient-specific osteotomy guides.
Article in North American Spine Society journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Multidisciplinary En-Bloc Resection of Sacral Chordoma: A Narrative Review and Illustrative Case.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Partial sacrectomy with en bloc tumor resection without instrumentation. What level is safe?Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Precision in action: Using patient-specific cutting guides forSurgical neurology international · 2025Article
- The Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Clinical applications and prospects of 3D printing guide templates in orthopaedics.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundChordomas are rare, locally aggressive, malignant tumors. Surgical resection with sufficient margins defines the outcome. However, the necessity for wide margins often leads to sacrifice of important neurological structures. 3D-printed osteotomy guides are a promising solution for precise execution of surgical resection. We present probably the first sacrococcygeal chordoma resection with 3D-printed guides.
methodsThe case of a 49-year-old woman with a sacrococcygeal chordoma, resected with help of 3-D pre-operative planning and patient-specific 3D-printed osteotomy guides, is reported in detail.
resultsA sufficient tumor excision could be performed successfully while sparing nerve root S4. The planed margin has been exactly maintained, as confirmed by histology. The patient demonstrated an excellent clinical outcome with no evidence of local recurrence.
conclusions3-D pre-operative planning and patient-specific osteotomy guides can be used for planning and performing en-bloc surgical resection of sacral chordomas.
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