Custom-Made 3D-Printed Implants as Novel Approach to Reconstructive Surgery after Oncologic Resection in Pediatric Patients

Custom-Made 3D-Printed Implants as Novel Approach to Reconstructive Surgery after Oncologic Resection in Pediatric Patients

Recently, custom-made 3D-printed prostheses have been introduced for limb salvage surgery in adult patients, but their use has not been described in pediatric patients. A series of 11 pediatric patients (mean age 10.8 years; range 2–13) with skeletal tumors treated with custom-made implants for the...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Beltrami, Gabriele Ristori, Anna Maria Nucci, Alberto Galeotti, Angela Tamburini, Guido Scoccianti, Domenico Campanacci, Marco Innocenti, Rodolfo Capanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
custom-made prosthesis
pediatric limb salvage
bone tumor
vascularized flap
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/5/1056

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