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How to Reduce Planning Time for LLD and Femoral Offset by 25%

By using Materialise OrthoView’s automated SmartHip wizard, planning time for surgeries has reduced by as much as 25%, according to Dr. Andrew Noble, a hip and knee specialist at Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute in Florida.

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Revolutionizing Jaw Angle Surgery with 3D Planning and Custom Implant Design

The team of Professor Mommaerts from the European Face Centre planned a complex jaw angle reconstruction with Materialise’s PROPLAN CMF and 3-matic software for a girl with hemifacial microsomia.

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Patient-Specific Guides and Plates for a Double Forearm Malunion Case

This complex case, where both the ulna and radius were deformed, was treated with the help of Materialise's patient-specific guiding technology. Both deformities were corrected through patient-specific surgical guides.

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First Swedish Case using Materialise's Patient-Specific Surgical Guides and 3D Planning

In 2011, the very first Swedish surgery with Materialise patient-specific guides took place in the Sahlgrenska hospital in Götenborg. Dr. Peter Axelsson treated a young boy with limited mobility in the forearm with the newest technology. A CT scan was taken of both arms making it possible to plan the surgery in 3D.

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Complex Intra-Articular Osteotomy Simplified to Conventional Fracture

After initial treatment on a 58-year-old woman’s wrist fracture left her with a painful intra-articular malunion, her surgeon turned to the experts at Materialise to design a custom surgical plan.

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Surgical Planning Software Plays a Key Role in Mandible Reconstruction

A patient of Dr. Buchbinder and Dr. Urken was diagnosed with a large tumor of the lower jaw. The resection of the ameloblastoma had to be approached very carefully. Both surgeons wanted the best possible preparation for this complex surgery, so they decided to plan it virtually.

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