Emerging Applications of Bedside 3D Printing in Plastic Surgery

Frontiers in Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Chae, Michael P ^a,b   Rozen, Warren M ^a,b   McMenamin, Paul G ^b   Findlay, Michael W ^a,c   Spychal, Robert T ^a   Hunter Smith, David J ^a,b  

^a PENINSULA HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printing; bedside; cost; desktop application; education; intraoperative guidance; plastic and reconstructive surgery; preoperative planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948716954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2015.00025     Document Type: Review

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