| Autor: |
Mishinov, S., Stupak, V., Sadovoy, M., Mamonova, E., Koporushko, N., Larkin, V., Novokshonov, A., Dolzhenko, D., Panchenko, A., Desyatykh, I., Krasovsky, I. |
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AIP Conference Proceedings; 2017, Vol. 1882 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p, 1 Color Photograph |
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Cranioplasty is the second procedure in the history of neurosurgery after trepanation, and it is still relevant despite the development of civilization and progress in medicine. Each cranioplasty operation is unique because there are no two patients with identical defects of the skull bones. The development of Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) technique opened up the possibility of direct implant printing of titanium, a biocompatible metal used in medicine. This eliminates the need for producing any intermediate products to create the desired implant. We have produced 8 patientspecific titanium implants using this technique for patients who underwent different decompressive cranioectomies associated with bone tumors. Follow-up duration ranged from 6 to 12 months. We observed no implant-related reactions or complications. In all cases of reconstructive neurosurgery we achieved good clinical and aesthetic results. The analysis of the literature and our own experience in three-dimensional modeling, prototyping, and printing suggests that direct laser sintering of titanium is the optimal method to produce biocompatible surgical implants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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