Journal article
Using rapid prototyping molds to create patient specific polymethylmethacrylate implants in cranioplasty.
- Gerber N ARTORG Center - ISTB, University of Bern, Stauffacherstrasse 78, CH-3014, Switzerland. nicolas.gerber@istb.unibe.ch
- Stieglitz L
- Peterhans M
- Nolte LP
- Raabe A
- Weber S
- 2010-11-25
Published in:
- Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference. - 2010
Biocompatible Materials
Bone Cements
Equipment Failure Analysis
Humans
Polymethyl Methacrylate
Prosthesis Design
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Skull
English
Cranioplasty is a commonly performed procedure. Outcomes can be improved by the use of patient specific implants, however, high costs limit their accessibility. This paper presents a low cost alternative technique to create patient specific polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) implants using rapid prototyped mold template. We used available patient's CT-scans, one dataset without craniotomy and one with craniotomy, for computer-assisted design of a 3D mold template, which itself can be brought into the operating room and be used for fast and easy building of a PMMA implant. We applied our solution to three patients with positive outcomes and no complications.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627903
- PMID 21097234
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/46864
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