Hung Tsung-Fu, Kuo Po-Jan, Tsai Fung-Shi, Yu Pin-Huan, Nai Yu-Shin
WeCare Animal Medical Center, 1F., No. 270, Daxing Rd., Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City 334, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City 114, Taiwan.
Animals (Basel). 2022 Apr 8;12(8):966. doi: 10.3390/ani12080966.
Numerous cases and a shortage of resources usually limit wild animal rescue. New technology might save these severely injured wild animals from euthanasia by easing the requirement of intensive medication. Three-dimensional (3D) technologies provide precise and accurate results that improve the quality of medical applications. These 3D tools have become relatively low-cost and accessible in recent years. In the medical field of exotic animals, turtle shell defects are highly challenging because of inevitable water immersion. This report is the first attempt to apply the combination of 3D scanning, computer-aided design (CAD), and 3D printing to make a device that protects the wound from exposure to water or infection sources. The presented techniques successfully extricate a wild freshwater turtle from an extensive shell defect within a short period. Integration of multiple sciences to 3D technology can provide a facile model for veterinary medical applications.
众多案例以及资源短缺通常会限制野生动物救援。新技术或许可以通过减轻强化药物治疗的需求，将这些重伤的野生动物从安乐死中拯救出来。三维（3D）技术能提供精确准确的结果，从而提高医疗应用的质量。近年来，这些3D工具的成本相对降低且易于获取。在珍稀动物医学领域，由于不可避免的水浸，龟壳缺损极具挑战性。本报告首次尝试将3D扫描、计算机辅助设计（CAD）和3D打印相结合，制作一种能保护伤口免受水浸或感染源影响的装置。所展示的技术成功地在短时间内将一只野生淡水龟从大面积的龟壳缺损中解救出来。多学科与3D技术的整合可为兽医医学应用提供一个简便的模型。
