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Correcting a Malaligned Tibia with Medical 3D Technology

Yien Rong Yong, Stephanie Benoit
July 28, 2016
Correcting a Malaligned Tibia with Medical 3D Technology

30-year-old Partiban from Malaysia was an avid futsal player until he started noticing pain in his left knee throughout one year. The pain worsened until he had difficulties squatting and running; it eventually caused him to stop playing futsal. The patient was referred to Prof. Dr. Azhar M. Merican, who deduced that the underlying cause for the pain was a deformity of the patient’s left upper tibia. The deformity was due to the malunion of a fracture sustained in a motor vehicle accident when the patient was 14 years old. At the time, the fracture had been treated with a plaster cast.

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Two-Year-Old's VSD Heart Patched Up with the Help of Medical 3D-Printing

Liesbeth Kemel
July 07, 2016
Two-Year-Old's VSD Heart Patched Up with the Help of Medical 3D-Printing

Two-year old British Mina Khan was born with a complex hole between her ventricles (VSD). This life-threatening congenital defect exhausted her. Pumping blood around the hole took up all her energy, leaving her breathless, unable to eat or put on weight — even her hair wouldn’t grow. Doctors feared the hole was too big to repair, especially in the tiny, delicate heart of a toddler. Even for experienced pediatric surgeons, this would be a very risky operation.

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Bella the Bucovina Shepherd Dog Walks Again Thanks to 3D Printing

Stephanie Benoit
June 29, 2016
Bella the Bucovina Shepherd Dog Walks Again Thanks to 3D Printing

Dr. Matthew Allen, Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Cambridge, was faced with a challenging case when he encountered Bella, the Romanian Bucovina Shepherd dog. Bella was plagued with severe mobility problems due to an extremely painful knee joint which had been damaged by disease from a young age.

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The Hibbot: Teaching Children with Cerebral Palsy to Walk, One Step at a Time

Stephanie Benoit
June 28, 2016
The Hibbot: Teaching Children with Cerebral Palsy to Walk, One Step at a Time

Meet Yano De Laet, a young boy who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a permanent movement disorder caused by a lesion in the developmental brain which causes muscle weakness, abnormal tone, movement disorders and balance problems. The brain damage often occurs before or during the birth of the child, and there is no cure for the condition. Yano regularly undergoes consultations at the Cerebral Palsy Reference Center at Pellenberg, UZ Leuven in Belgium, and after hearing about the Hibbot, his doctor thought he would be an ideal candidate for the project.

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German Patient Walks Again with Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Hip Implant

Anna Fischer
June 27, 2016
German Patient Walks Again with Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Hip Implant

German patient Inge W. had been afflicted with a hip malformation since her birth. Due to an extensive number of intense surgeries and revisions throughout her life, there was very little bone left in her pelvic region, leaving a large hole in the bone and making it very difficult to attach a standard hip implant. As her condition grew worse, it seemed that Inge had no other choice but to be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Fortunately, she was able to walk again with the help of a patient-specific 3D-printed hip implant.

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Mayo Clinic Helps 11-Year-Old with Blount’s Disease by Using 3D Printing

Stephanie Benoit
June 21, 2016
Mayo Clinic Helps 11-Year-Old with Blount’s Disease by Using 3D Printing

For 11-year-old Amarachi Austin-Okoh, running, jumping and even walking was a struggle. She suffered from a condition called Blount’s Disease, where the tibia, or shin bone, doesn’t grow properly, causing the legs to develop a bow shape. The disease had progressed so far in Amarachi’s case that even walking caused her great pain, and she explained that “It was very painful and hard, and, then, if people were walking a distance or something, I would start walking slower and slower, because it got harder and harder.”

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3D Technology Enables Partial Knee Replacement for the First Time in a Bucovina Shepherd

Stephanie Benoit
June 12, 2016
3D Technology Enables Partial Knee Replacement for the First Time in a Bucovina Shepherd

Dr. Matthew Allen, Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Cambridge, was faced with a challenging case when he encountered Bella, a Romanian Bucovina shepherd dog. Bella was plagued by severe mobility problems, and her owner was initially referred to Dr. Allen to assess the feasibility of a knee replacement. However, due to the aggressive nature of a total knee replacement and the fact that the bone of Bella’s knee joint was only partly damaged, Dr. Allen tried to come up with a different approach.

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Successfully Constructing Surgical Guides for Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Surgery

Vickneswaran Renganathan
June 11, 2016
Successfully Constructing Surgical Guides for Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis Surgery

Temporomandibular joint ankylosis, or the fusion of the jawbone, is most often the result of an injury or infection, and it prevents the patient from opening their mouth properly. It can only be treated with surgery, but due to the complex nature of the operation which presents a lot of risks for the patient, surgeons are often too careful to really perform an effective surgery. This means that the problem isn’t solved properly and is in danger of recurring.

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Visualizing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: the PCR Valve Atlas

Liesbeth Kemel
June 07, 2016
Visualizing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: the PCR Valve Atlas

The PCR Valve Atlas is a visual atlas covering all aspects of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). The application, an initiative of PCR, the main reference source for the cardiovascular community, targets intermediate level interventionists and surgeons as well as medical professionals planning to start a TAVI program.

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Laying the Groundwork for Industry-Wide Guidelines for 3D Printing Applications in Medicine

Sandrine Debecker
May 31, 2016
Laying the Groundwork for Industry-Wide Guidelines for 3D Printing Applications in Medicine

May 19th and 20th marked the first definitive meeting between industry leaders to set a common standard for measuring clinical, economical and patient benefits of Medical 3D Printing. An initiative led by Materialise, in partnership with SME, the event on “Building Evidence for 3D Printing Applications in Medicine” was truly a success, and created the building blocks from which the entire 3D Printing industry will benefit.

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