Three-dimensional printing in surgery: a review of current surgical applications

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 512-522

  Malik, Hammad H ^a   Darwood, Alastair R J ^b   Shaunak, Shalin ^c   Kulatilake, Priyantha ^a   El Hilly, Abdulrahman A ^a   Mulki, Omar ^d   Baskaradas, Aroon ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drill guide; Education; Operative template; Patient specific implants; Surgery; Three dimensional printing; Training

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC MODEL; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORAX SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING;

EID: 84960960383     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.051     Document Type: Review

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