REHABILITATION IN MOTION: MANUFACTURING ORTHOSIS WITH 3D PRINTING

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.487112415106

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• Keywords: 3D preoperative planning; 3D printing; personalized intraoperative guides

• Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) printing includes a group of technologies through which it is possible to generate three-dimensional objects from binary information. Orthopedics and traumatology is one of the fields of medicine in which 3D planning has had the greatest impact, especially in trauma and oncological orthopedics. Applications of this technique include diagnosis, surgical planning, creation of intraoperative guides, personalized implants, surgical training, printing of orthoses and prostheses, and bioprinting. Advantages have been demonstrated in its use such as greater technical precision, shortening of surgical times, decreased blood loss and less exposure to rays. Although the process is increasingly optimized and accessible due to advances in software and automation, it is a technique that requires adequate training. The objective of this review is to offer an approach to this technology and its basic principles.