Institute of digital medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China
Case Report
The Use of 3D Printing Pelvis and Hip in a Complex THA Clinical Experience and Reports of Literature
Author(s): Chenyu Huang, Qingqiang Yao, Wei Liu, Yan Xu, Cheng Tang, Bo Wei, Jiayi Li and Liming Wang*
Background: Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is a good solution of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH). However, patients diagnosed with Crowe type IV are difficult to deal with. With traditional operation skills, the operation time is quite long and the patients will lose a lot of blood.
Case presentation: We present the case of a 58-year-old male patient who underwent left THA due to Crowe type IV DDH with the help of 3D printing models. Before the operation, we put the CT image into computer software named mimics. After getting the stl. Document, we use 3D printer to print the models out. By using the models, we planned the operation in advance. And after sterilizing the models, we put them in the operation area, which saves a lot of operation time and reduces much blood loss by giving surgeons a better anatomy view.
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