Can 3D surgical planning and patient specific instrumentation reduce hip implant inventory? A prospective study

Can 3D surgical planning and patient specific instrumentation reduce hip implant inventory? A prospective study

Abstract Background Modern designs of joint replacements require a large inventory of components to be available during surgery. Pre-operative CT imaging aids 3D surgical planning and implant sizing, which should reduce the inventory size and enhance clinical outcome. We aimed to better understand t...

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Main Authors: Anna Di Laura, Johann Henckel, Harry Hothi, Alister Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:3D Printing in Medicine
Subjects:
Total hip Arthroplasty
Preoperative planning
Three-dimensional computerised planning
Implant cost
Implant inventory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41205-020-00077-2

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