...Abhishek Barwar; Prateek Kala; Rupinder Singh Purpose Some studies have been reported in the past on diaphragmatic hernia (DH) surgery techniques using additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, symptoms of a hernia and post-surgery complications. But hitherto little has been reported...

... planning, surgery and postoperative results, for cranioplasty along with zygomatic and orbital floor implants using additive manufacturing (AM) technics for a 23-year-old female who suffered from severe craniomaxillofacial trauma. Design/methodology/approach The skull biomodel was produced in polyamide...

... for the plate adapting problem of osteotomy surgery. Design/methodology/approach A novel patient-specific plate contouring methodology, based on rapid prototyping (RP) and multi-point forming (MPF) techniques, was developed and evaluated. In this methodology, a female mold is fabricated by RP, based...

... and demineralised bone tissue), resulting in customised implants and allowing accurate orbital cavity reconstructions. The case study proved that this procedure, at the same time, reduces the morbidity on the patients, the duration of surgery and the related costs. Originality/value This innovative approach has...

... the successful application of computer-aided design (CAD) and additive manufacturing (AM) to every stage of the process – from planning to surgery. Design/methodology/approach A multi-disciplinary team was used – comprising surgeons, prosthetists, technicians, and designers. The patient’s computed tomography...

... process failure is detailed. A new model is proposed – describing design process factor relationships and the desired impact of future design tools. Best practice in planning for complex maxillofacial surgery involves close collaboration between surgeons and technicians (Sugar et al., 2004...

...Ratnadurai Dhakshyani; Yusoff Nukman; Abu Osman Noor Azuan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of fused deposition modelling (FDM) models and finite element analysis (FEA) related to dysplastic hip orthopaedic surgery. Design/methodology/approach The study involved the use...

... of implants to surrounding tissues. Creating implants before surgery improves accuracy, may reduce operation time and decrease patient morbidity, hence improving quality of surgery. By using AM methods it is possible to manufacture a volumetric net structure, which also allows cells and tissues to grow...

...T.R. Deshmukh; A.M. Kuthe; S.M. Chaware; B. Vaibhav; D.S. Ingole Purpose The purpose of this paper was to find a successful treatment modality for patients suffering from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis who could not be treated through traditional surgeries. Design/methodology/approach...

...Cho‐Pei Jiang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a method for fabricating tumor vessel phantom and then investigate the thermal dosage profile caused by high‐intensity‐focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgery. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, a thermal sensitive powder has been...

...Richard Bibb; Dominic Eggbeer; Peter Evans; Alan Bocca; Adrian Sugar Purpose The computer‐aided design (CAD) and manufacture of custom‐fitting surgical guides have been shown to provide an accurate means of transferring computer‐aided planning to surgery. To date guides have been produced using...

... prototyping Medical Surgery The modelling process of cranioplasty implants is started with the use of CT scanning data (the most currently used data for 3D construction of bone structures) as the input, which is then segmented to separate the bone structure from the soft tissue in MIP software...

... were cast for pre‐surgical planning and rehearsal. The paper compares traditional osteotomy planning procedures using only radiographs and 2D CT images to planning with full‐scale physical biomodels. The biomodels had a clearly beneficial impact on the accuracy of surgery and positively influenced...