Patient-specific 3D-printed shelf implant for the treatment of hip dysplasia tested in an experimental animal pilot in canines

Abstract The concept of a novel patient-specific 3D-printed shelf implant should be evaluated in a relevant large animal model with hip dysplasia. Therefore, three dogs with radiographic bilateral hip dysplasia and a positive subluxation test underwent unilateral acetabular augmentation with a 3D-pr...

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Main Authors: Koen Willemsen, Marianna A. Tryfonidou, Ralph J. B. Sakkers, René M. Castelein, Martijn Beukers, Peter R. Seevinck, Harrie Weinans, Bart C. H. van der Wal, Björn P. Meij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06989-9