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A Novel Application of Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing for Reduction Cranioplasty
- Source :
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 25:172-176
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2014.
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Abstract
- Macrocephaly is a rare presentation of untreated hydrocephalus. In cases where medical management has failed, macrocephaly can be managed with reduction cranioplasty. Traditionally, reduction cranioplasty is highly dependent on intraoperative tailoring of bone segments to obtain the best possible result and involves high risks of associated severe blood loss and mortality. In this clinical report, we describe a patient with hydrocephalus macrocephaly treated with reduction cranioplasty with the innovative use of computer-aided design and manufacturing to reduce intraoperative risks and improve efficiency. We used computer-aided design to plan osteotomy sites and the final positioning of bone segments. We also utilized computer-aided manufacturing to produce cutting guides, positioning guides, and models to increase precision and improve the final positioning of the cranium. Computer-aided design and manufacturing technology has enabled a shift of the planning burden of complicated craniofacial reconstructions from the intraoperative to the preoperative phase. With a completed plan and premade guides and models, it is possible to minimize the risks, improve efficiency, and obtain a precise, aesthetic result.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Esthetics
medicine.medical_treatment
Osteotomy
computer.software_genre
Patient Care Planning
User-Computer Interface
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Clinical report
Blood loss
medicine
Humans
Computer Aided Design
Computer Simulation
Operations management
Child
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Manufacturing technology
business.industry
Skull
Macrocephaly
General Medicine
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Cranioplasty
Megalencephaly
Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Computer-Aided Design
Female
medicine.symptom
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
computer
Hydrocephalus
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10492275
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b2d8e05cabf2c3c97fd7ff89a76b37e0