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Custom 3D-Printed Implants for Acetabular Reconstruction: Intermediate-Term Functional and Radiographic Results.
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- Custom-Made 3D-Printed Implants for Paprosky Type 3A and 3B Acetabular Defects: Early Surgical and Functional Outcomes from a Multicentre Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Custom-made acetabular implants for severe acetabular bone defects: implant evolution, mid-term clinical and radiographic outcomes, and complications in 154 consecutive patients over 18 years.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
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- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Augmentation of Large Acetabular Defects in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Viable Option for Massive Bone Loss.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Assessment of Custom-Made Acetabular Implants for Complex Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Concise Follow-up, at a Minimum of 5 Years.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2026Article
- A review of 3D printed medical implant design.3D printing in medicine · 2026Article
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- [Early follow-up study on three-dimensional-printed customized porous acetabular components for reconstructing extensive acetabular bone defects in primary total hip arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
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- Integrating techniques to optimize outcomes: durable hybrid reconstruction of a metastatic periacetabular pathologic fracture - a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Finite Element Analysis of a 3D-Printed Acetabular Prosthesis for an Acetabular Defect According to the Paprosky Classification.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cemented dual-mobility total hip arthroplasty cups in a custom-made acetabulum: a clinical and radiological evaluation.SICOT-J · 2025Article
- Custom-Made 3D-Printed Augments and Cages: An Effective Solution for Managing Severe Acetabular Bone Loss.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Custom 3D-printed split-type triflange implants for severe acetabular defects: mid-term clinical outcomes and biomechanical insights from finite element analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- [Research progress of three-dimensional printed customized prosthesis and its application in acetabular reconstruction of hip revision surgery].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Review
- Individualized megaimplants in acetabular revision arthroplasty: what have we learned in the last 15 years?EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
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Abstract
The management of massive acetabular defects at the time of revision hip surgery is challenging. Severe pelvic bone loss and the heterogeneity and quality of the remaining bone stock can compromise the fixation and mechanical stability of the implant. Methods: We reviewed a database of consecutive patients who had undergone acetabular reconstruction with the use of a custom 3D-printed implant with a dual-mobility bearing for the treatment of Paprosky type-3B defects between 2016 and 2019. Functional and radiological outcomes were assessed. Results: A total of 26 patients (17 women and 9 men) with a minimum follow-up of 36 months (median, 53 months; range, 36 to 77 months) were identified. The median age at surgery was 69 years (range, 49 to 90 years), and 4 patients had pelvic discontinuity. The cumulative implant survivorship was 100%. The median Oxford Hip Score improved significantly from 8 (range, 2 to 21) preoperatively to 32 (range, 14 to 47) postoperatively (p = 0.0001). One patient had a transient sciatic nerve palsy, 1 hip dislocated 6 months postoperatively and was managed nonoperatively, and 1 infection recurred. No patient had a fracture. Radiographic evaluation showed bone ingrowth at the bone-implant interface in 24 patients (92%) at ≥12 months of follow-up and showed no evidence of implant loosening or migration at the latest follow-up (3 to 6 years). Conclusions: Excellent functional improvement, implant survivorship, and osseointegration were recorded in the patient cohort. Accurate preoperative planning and the adoption of custom 3D-printed implants showed promising results in complex revision hip surgery. Level of Evidence: Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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