ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2023
Clinical Applications of Three-Dimensional Printing in Upper Extremity Surgery: A Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development of a Cost-Effective 3D-Printed Airway Suction Simulator for Respiratory Therapy Students.Respiratory care · 2024Trial
- Computed Tomography-Based Humeral Templating for Uncemented Elbow Arthroplasty.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Sculpting the future: A narrative review of 3D printing in plastic surgery and prosthetic devices.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- 3D printing-assisted surgery for the treatment of proximal clavicle fracture with ipsilateral acromioclavicular joint dislocation: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Optimizing Spinal Fusion Cage Design to Improve Bone Substitute Filling on Varying Disc Heights: A 3D Printing Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Three-dimensional printing for medical applications in surgery of the upper extremity has gained in popularity as reflected by the increasing number of publications. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of the clinical use of 3D printing in upper extremity surgery.
methodsWe searched the databases PubMed and Web of Science for clinical studies that described clinical application of 3D printing for upper extremity surgery including trauma and malformations. We evaluated study characteristics, clinical entity, type of clinical application, concerned anatomical structures, reported outcomes, and evidence level.
resultsWe finally included 51 publications with a total of 355 patients, of which 12 were clinical studies (evidence level II/III) and 39 case series (evidence level IV/V). The types of clinical applications were for intraoperative templates (33% of a total of 51 studies), body implants (29%), preoperative planning (27%), prostheses (15%), and orthoses (1%). Over two third of studies were linked to trauma-related injuries (67%).
conclusionThe clinical application of 3D printing in upper extremity surgery offers great potential for personalized approaches to aid in individualized perioperative management, improvement of function, and ultimately help to benefit certain aspects in the quality of life.
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