• Department of Bone Tumor Surgery, Orthopedics Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi Xinjiang, 830054, P.R.China;
SONG Xinghua, Email: songxinghua19@163.com
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Objective  To discuss the effect of three-dimensional (3D) printing individualized model and guide plate in bone tumor surgery. Methods  Between October 2015 and December 2016, 3D printing individualized model and guide plate for making preoperative surgical planning and intraoperative treatment were used in 5 patients of bone tumor. All the patients were male, with a median age of 32 years (range, 9-58 years). There were 1 case of cystic echinococcosis at left pelvis and pathological fracture of the proximal femur; 1 case of left iliac bone osteoblastoma associated with aneurysmal bone cyst; 1 case of fibrous dysplasia of the left femur (sheep horn deformity) with pathological fracture; 1 case of metastatic carcinoma of right calcaneus (tumor staging was T2N0M0); and 1 case of Ewing sarcoma of left femur (tumor staging was T2N0M0). The disease duration ranged from 1 month to 10 years (mean, 2.25 years). Results  The operation was completed successfully. The operation time was 2.6-7.5 hours (mean, 4.9 hours). The intraoperative blood loss was 200-2 500 mL (mean, 1 380 mL). The intraoperative fluoroscopy times was 1-6 times (mean, 3.8 times). There was no infection after operation, and the blood supply and nerve function were good. All the patients were followed up 3-16 months (mean, 5.4 months). No loosening or breaking of the internal fixator occurred. According to Enneking scoring system, the limb function score was 15-26 (mean, 21); and the results were excellent in 2 cases, good in 2 cases, and fair in 1 case. Conclusion  3D printing technology can make the implementation of the better preoperative planning and evaluation in bone tumor surgery, and it provides a new reference for individualized treatment in patients with bone tumor.

Citation: XU Leilei, TIAN Zheng, Akbar·Yunus, WANG Xiaoshuai, CHEN Jiangtao, WANG Chong, SONG Xinghua. Application of three-dimensional printing technology in bone tumor surgery. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017, 31(9): 1069-1072. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201703088 Copy

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