Hasan Obada, Atif Muhammad, Jessar Mir Muzamil, Hashmi Pervaiz
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan .
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Feb;69(Suppl 1)(1):S46-S50.
Application of three-dimensional (3D) printing facilities in orthopaedic surgery is getting popular in resourceconstrained countries. It is cost- and resource-efficient to assist in planning and increasing orthopaedic procedures efficienc y. Furthermore, it improves educational training and provides cheaper prosthesis and creation of customised implants for special cases. Moreover, 3D models of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data play a helpful rule for a more hands-on approach for the surgeon. Likeevidence-based medicine practice, researchers are exploring new areas of patient-specific instrumentation in the surgical field, searching for favourable and costeffective results. Three-dimensional printing has shown promising results for quick and cost-effective solutions in several fields. Many fields of application are dependent on various uses of 3D printing, but it has yet to be used widely in medicine and orthopaedics. The current literature review was planned to highlight the advantages of using 3D printing, its scope in surgical field with emphasis on orthopaedic surgery, and the limitations of its use in developing countries.
在资源有限的国家，三维（3D）打印设备在骨科手术中的应用正变得越来越普遍。它有助于手术规划并提高骨科手术效率，具有成本效益且资源利用高效。此外，它改善了教育培训，提供了更便宜的假体，并为特殊病例制造定制植入物。此外，计算机断层扫描（CT）和磁共振成像（MRI）数据的3D模型对外科医生更具实践意义的操作方法起到了帮助作用。如同循证医学实践一样，研究人员正在外科领域探索针对特定患者的器械的新领域，寻求良好且具成本效益的结果。三维打印在多个领域已显示出在快速和具成本效益解决方案方面的良好前景。许多应用领域取决于3D打印的各种用途，但它在医学和骨科领域尚未得到广泛应用。本次文献综述旨在突出使用3D打印的优势、其在外科领域（重点是骨科手术）的应用范围以及在发展中国家使用它的局限性。
