Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland.
Medical Additive Manufacturing Research Group, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland.
Biomed Res Int. 2021 Mar 26;2021:4650245. doi: 10.1155/2021/4650245. eCollection 2021.
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is spreading in hand surgery. There is an increasing number of practical applications like the training of junior hand surgeons, patient education, preoperative planning, and 3D printing of customized casts, customized surgical guides, implants, and prostheses. Some high-quality studies highlight the value for surgeons, but there is still a lack of high-level evidence for improved clinical endpoints and hence actual impact on the patient's outcome. This article provides an overview over the latest applications of 3D printing in hand surgery and practical experience of implementing them into daily clinical routine.
三维（3D）打印技术在手外科领域的应用日益广泛。目前有许多实际应用，如初级手外科医生的培训、患者教育、术前规划以及定制石膏、定制手术导板、植入物和假体的 3D 打印等。一些高质量的研究强调了该技术对医生的价值，但在改善临床终点方面仍缺乏高级别的证据，因此对患者的治疗效果没有实际影响。本文概述了 3D 打印技术在手部外科的最新应用，并介绍了将其应用于日常临床实践的经验。
