Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (27): 4417-4422.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0360

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Three-dimensional printing technology applied in knee diseases: prosthesis matching and surgical planning  

Huang You-yi1, Yuan Wei2   

  1. 1Medical Department of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
  • Online:2018-09-28 Published:2018-09-28
  • Contact: Huang You-yi, Medical Department of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi Province, China
  • About author:Huang You-yi, Medical Department of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, Jiangxi Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Liaoning Provincial Research Center for Orthopedic Translational Medicine and Network Construction-Individualized Design and Development Based on Three-Dimensional Printing, No. 2015225014

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional (3D) printing, as a new technology, has been extensively applied in bones, especially the surgeries of knee diseases. 3D printing significantly improves the disease diagnosis accuracy, success rate of surgery and patients’ satisfaction.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the clinical outcomes and problems of 3D printing in the treatment of knee diseases.
METHODS: CNKI and PubMed databases were retrieved with the keywords of “3D printing, distal femur fracture, fracture of tibial plateau, knee osteoarthritis, knee tumor, joint replacement” in English and Chinese, respectively, for the articles published from July 1999 to July 2018. Totally 167 articles were searched, and finally 57 eligible articles were enrolled for review in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: 3D printing combined with CT and MRI can copy any complex structures and a fully matched prosthesis. Its application in the arthroplasty of distal femoral fracture, tibial plateau fractures, knee osteoarthritis, bone tumors has remarkably improved the postoperative patients’ satisfaction and
reduced the postoperative complications. It plays an important role in helping the communication between doctors and patients, increasing the diagnosis accuracy, preoperative planning and individualized treatment.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Knee Joint, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Tissue Engineering

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