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ArticleTrauma case reports2023

The use of 3D printing technology in limb reconstruction. Inspirations and challenges.

Efthymios Iliopoulos, Konstantinos Makiev, Paraskevas Georgoulas, Nick Vordos, Athanasios Ververidis, Konstantinos Tilkeridis

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Efthymios IliopoulosTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Alexandroupolis University Hospital, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Konstantinos MakievTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Alexandroupolis University Hospital, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Paraskevas GeorgoulasTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Alexandroupolis University Hospital, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Nick VordosBiophysics Laboratory, Physics Department, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece.
Athanasios VerveridisTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Alexandroupolis University Hospital, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Konstantinos TilkeridisTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Alexandroupolis University Hospital, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
University Hospital of Alexandroupolis · GRInternational Hellenic University · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of septic non-unions with associated bone necrosis is challenging, especially when the resulting bone defect after the debridement is extensile. Different techniques have been described in the literature for the treatment of these demanding cases, with the most prominent being free vascularized Fibular graft and bone transport with distraction osteogenesis principles. Recently, 3D printing technology has been increasingly utilized in many complex orthopaedic pathologies. However, the application of those advancements regarding septic non-unions with residual bone defect has not been previously studied. This study presents a novel 3D printing technique for the management of an infected critical bone deficit of the tibia. Queries, challenges and future perspectives concerning the recruiting of 3D printing technology in limb reconstruction are also being discussed. Clinical Evidence Level: IV.

Indexed as

Ankle arthrodesisBone transportSeptic non-unionThree dimension printing

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PMID37228849
PMCPMC10203763
OpenAlexW4376651005

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