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Virtual Planning, Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing in Orthopedic Surgery

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Any orthopaedic surgical procedure requires meticulous planning and execution for better outcomes; investigative tools like radiographs and computed topography have been in vogue for understanding anatomy, injuries and deformities. With the advent of 3D printing into the medical field, a new dimension for pre-operative planning, prototyping, designing, and manufacturing related to orthopaedic surgeries have developed. The present chapter explores and highlights these aspects of utilisation of 3D printing in the field of orthopaedics, with specific focus on arthroplasty, trauma, musculoskeletal oncology and spine.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Mandeep S. Dhillon, Siddhartha Sharma & Prasoon Kumar

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Dhillon, M.S., Sharma, S., Kumar, P. (2022). Virtual Planning, Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing in Orthopedic Surgery. In: Sobti, R., Sobti, A. (eds) Biomedical Translational Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4345-3_16

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