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  1. Medical three-dimensional (3D) printing has demonstrated utility and value in anatomic models for vascular conditions. A writing group composed of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Special Inter...

    Authors: Joonhyuk Lee, Seetharam C. Chadalavada, Anish Ghodadra, Arafat Ali, Elsa M. Arribas, Leonid Chepelev, Ciprian N. Ionita, Prashanth Ravi, Justin R. Ryan, Lumarie Santiago, Nicole Wake, Adnan M. Sheikh, Frank J. Rybicki and David H. Ballard
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:34
    Content type: Guideline Published on:

  2. Medical three dimensional (3D) printing is performed for neurosurgical and otolaryngologic conditions, but without evidence-based guidance on clinical appropriateness. A writing group composed of the Radiologi...

    Authors: Arafat Ali, Jonathan M. Morris, Summer J. Decker, Yu-hui Huang, Nicole Wake, Frank J Rybicki and David H Ballard
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:33
    Content type: Guideline Published on:

  3. Bone health and fracture risk are known to be correlated with stiffness. Both micro-finite element analysis (μFEA) and mechanical testing of additive manufactured phantoms are useful approaches for estimating ...

    Authors: Sriharsha Marupudi, Qian Cao, Ravi Samala and Nicholas Petrick
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:32
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. The customizability of 3D printing allows for the manufacturing of personalized medical devices such as laryngectomy tubes, but it is vital to establish the biocompatibility of printing materials to ensure tha...

    Authors: Nicole Senderovich, Sharan Shah, Thomas J. Ow, Stephanie Rand, Joshua Nosanchuk and Nicole Wake
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:30
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. The aim of the project was to develop a patient-specific stereotactic system that allows simultaneous and thus time-saving treatment of both cerebral hemispheres and that contains all spatial axes and can be u...

    Authors: Patrick Knorr, Dirk Winkler, Fabian Kropla, Robert Möbius, Marcel Müller, Sebastian Scholz and Ronny Grunert
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:29
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  7. Restoration of mobility of the elbow after post-traumatic elbow stiffening due to osteophytes is often a problem.

    Authors: Ronny Grunert, Dirk Winkler, Franziska Frank, Robert Moebius, Fabian Kropla, Juergen Meixensberger, Pierre Hepp and Maria Elze
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:28
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  8. Due to its high printing resolution and ability to print multiple materials simultaneously, inkjet technology has found wide application in medicine. However, the biological safety of 3D-printed objects is not...

    Authors: Karl H. Schneider, Gunpreet Oberoi, Ewald Unger, Klara Janjic, Sabrina Rohringer, Stefan Heber, Hermann Agis, Andreas Schedle, Herbert Kiss, Bruno K. Podesser, Reinhard Windhager, Stefan Toegel and Francesco Moscato
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap (DIEP) surgical procedures have benefited in recent years from the introduction of 3D printed models, yet new technologies are expanding design opportunities which prom...

    Authors: Nicholas M. Jacobson, Erik Carerra, Aaron Treat, Megan McDonnell, David Mathes and Christodoulous Kaoutzanis
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:26
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. Preoperative planning of comminuted fracture repair using 3D printed anatomical models is enabling surgeons to visualize and simulate the fracture reduction processes before surgery. However, the preparation o...

    Authors: Naomi C. Paxton, Brandon G. Wilkinson, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Erin C. Owen, Simon Luposchainsky and Paul D. Dalton
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:25
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. Scapular osteotomy for malunion can lead to resolution of pain and functional improvement in scapula fracture sequelae. Understanding three-dimensional bone morphology and analysing post-traumatic deformity is...

    Authors: Stefano Cattaneo, Marco Domenicucci, Claudio Galante, Elena Biancardi, Alessandro Casiraghi and Giuseppe Milano
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:24
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  13. An early childhood skull deformity can have long-term health and aesthetic consequences for the growing toddler. Individual helmet therapy aims at a healthy growth of the skull shape, although not every helmet...

    Authors: Fabian Kropla, Martin Hoffmann, Dirk Winkler, Matthias Krause, Sebastian Scholz and Ronny Grunert
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:22
    Content type: Case Study Published on:

  15. For difficult or rare procedures, simulation offers an opportunity to provide education and training. In developing an adequate model to utilize in simulation, 3D printing has emerged as a useful technology to...

    Authors: Lauren Schlegel, Eric Malani, Sara Belko, Ayan Kumar, Eric Barbarite, Howard Krein, Ryan Heffelfinger, Morgan Hutchinson and Robert Pugliese
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:20
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:23

  16. Sometimes cranioplasty is necessary to reconstruct skull bone defects after a neurosurgical operation. If an autologous bone is unavailable, alloplastic materials are used. The standard technical approach for ...

    Authors: Fabian Kropla, Dirk Winkler, Dirk Lindner, Patrick Knorr, Sebastian Scholz and Ronny Grunert
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:19
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  17. The distal humerus is a rare site for primary and metastatic bone tumors. Due to the scarcity of cases and lack of standardized surgical strategies, it is often difficult for surgeons to choose the right choic...

    Authors: Yingkang Zhu, Shuo Gong, Jin Dai and Lei Zhou
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:18
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  19. Custom-made triflange acetabular implants are increasingly used in complex revision surgery where supporting bone stock is diminished. In most cases these triflange cups induce stress-shielding. A new concept ...

    Authors: J. Magré, K. Willemsen, H. M. A. Kolken, A. A. Zadpoor, H. C. Vogely, B. C. H. van der Wal and H. Weinans
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:16
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. External fixators are complex, expensive orthopaedic devices used to stabilize high-energy and complex fractures of the extremities. Although the technology has advanced dramatically over the last several deca...

    Authors: Hunter A. O’Connor, Luke W. Adams, Lisa N. MacFadden and Nathan Wm. Skelley
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:15
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. This editorial presents the vision for the newly formed (2022) European 3D Special Interest Group (EU3DSIG) in the landscape of medical 3D printing. There are four areas of work identified by the EU3DSIG in th...

    Authors: Giovanni Biglino, Carina Hopfner, Joakim Lindhardt, Francesco Moscato, Josep Munuera, Gunpreet Oberoi, Alessandro Tel and Arnau Valls Esteve
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:14
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. 3D-printed temporal bone models can potentially provide a cost-effective alternative to cadaver surgery that can be manufactured locally at the training department. The objective of this study was to create a ...

    Authors: Andreas Frithioff, Kenneth Weiss, Martin Frendø, Pascal Senn, Peter Trier Mikkelsen, Daniel Sieber, Mads Sølvsten Sørensen, David Bue Pedersen and Steven Arild Wuyts Andersen
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:12
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Implantation of the femoral component with suboptimal version is associated with instability of the reconstructed hip joint. High variability of Prosthetic Femoral Version (PFV) has been reported in primary To...

    Authors: Maria Moralidou, Johann Henckel, Anna Di Laura and Alister Hart
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:11
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. 3D (three-dimensional) printing has been adopted by the medical community in several ways, procedure planning being one example. This application of technology has been adopted by several subspecialties includ...

    Authors: Lucas Richards, Shiv Dalla, Sharon Fitzgerald, Carissa Walter, Ryan Ash, Kirk Miller, Adam Alli and Aaron Rohr
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. 3D printing technology has become increasingly popular in healthcare settings, with applications of 3D printed anatomical models ranging from diagnostics and surgical planning to patient education. However, as...

    Authors: Naomi C. Paxton
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:9
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:31

  27. The use of medical 3D printing has expanded dramatically for breast diseases. A writing group composed of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Special Interest Group on 3D Printing (SIG) provides u...

    Authors: Elsa M. Arribas, Tatiana Kelil, Lumarie Santiago, Arafat Ali, Seetharam C. Chadalavada, Leonid Chepelev, Anish Ghodadra, Ciprian N. Ionita, Joonhyuk Lee, Prashanth Ravi, Justin R. Ryan, Adnan M. Sheikh, Frank J. Rybicki and David H. Ballard
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Botswana, like most sub-Sahara African nations, uses conventional orthopaedic implants that are sourced from major manufactures in the West. The implants are mass-produced and designed with universal configura...

    Authors: Shathani Nkhwa, Thapelo Montshiwa, Deon de Beer, Gerrie Booysen, Cules van den Heever, Johan Els, Andre Heydenrych and Maikutlo Kebaetse
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. Developments in 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology has made it possible to produce high quality, affordable 3D printed models for use in medicine. As a result, there is a growing assessment of this approac...

    Authors: Carly M. Cooke, Teresa E. Flaxman, Lindsey Sikora, Olivier Miguel and Sukhbir S. Singh
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:6
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. Complex facial wounds can be difficult to stabilize due to proximity of vital structures. We present a case in which a patient-specific wound splint was manufactured using computer assisted design and three-di...

    Authors: Sarah C. Nyirjesy, Ryan T. Judd, Yazen Alfayez, Peter Lancione, Brian Swendseid, Natalia von Windheim, Stephen Nogan, Nolan B. Seim and Kyle K. VanKoevering
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:4
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  32. Custom orthoses are becoming more commonly prescribed for upper and lower limbs. They require some form of shape-capture of the body parts they will be in contact with, which generates an STL file that designe...

    Authors: Susan Nace, John Tiernan, Aisling Ní Annaidh and Donal Holland
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Medical trainees frequently note that cardiac anatomy is difficult to conceive within a two dimensional framework. The specific anatomic defects and the subsequent pathophysiology in flow dynamics may become m...

    Authors: Jonathan Awori, Seth D. Friedman, Christopher Howard, Richard Kronmal and Sujatha Buddhe
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2023 9:2
    Content type: Research Published on:

  35. Bone is a highly complex composite material which makes it hard to find appropriate artificial surrogates for patient-specific biomechanical testing. Despite various options of commercially available bones wit...

    Authors: Katharina Nägl, Andreas Reisinger and Dieter H. Pahr
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:35
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Like most hospitals, our hospital experienced COVID-19 pandemic-related supply chain shortages. Our additive manufacturing lab’s capacity to offset these shortages was soon overwhelmed, leading to a need to im...

    Authors: Ethan P. Larsen, Elizabeth Silvestro, Daria F. Ferro, Asif Chinwalla, Natalie Oppenheimer, Sarah Rogers, Raymond W. Sze and Flaura K. Winston
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:34
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. 3D printed patient-specific titanium acetabular cups are used to treat patients with massive acetabular defects. These have highly porous surfaces, with the design intent of enhancing bony fixation. Our aim wa...

    Authors: Harry Hothi, Johann Henckel, Sean Bergiers, Anna Di Laura, Klaus Schlueter-Brust and Alister Hart
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:33
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  38. Access to imaging reports and review of the breast imaging directly with a patient with breast cancer helps improve the understanding of disease extent and severity. A 3D printed breast model can further enhan...

    Authors: Yu-Hui Huang, Todd M. Tuttle and Noelle Hoven
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:32
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  39. Current paper aims to describe a simple technique used for the fixation of the screws of a customized implant via a universal screw driver (BoneTrust® Easy Screw according to Dr. Bayer, Medical Instinct®, GmbH...

    Authors: Mustafa Ayna and Aydin Gülses
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:31
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  40. Chronic oral lesions could be a part of some diseases, including mucocutaneous diseases, immunobullous diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, and graft versus host diseases. Systemic steroids are an effective tr...

    Authors: Maryam Koopaie, Duha Hayder Mohammad Ali Nassar and Mahvash Shokrolahi
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:30
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  41. Mechanical ventilators are essential to patients who become critically ill with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and shortages have been reported due to the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome c...

    Authors: Helen Xun, Christopher Shallal, Justin Unger, Runhan Tao, Alberto Torres, Michael Vladimirov, Jenna Frye, Mohit Singhala, Brockett Horne, Bo Soo Kim, Broc Burke, Michael Montana, Michael Talcott, Bradford Winters, Margaret Frisella, Bradley S. Kushner…
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:29
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  42. Polymethyl methacrylate, or “bone cement,” can be used intraoperatively to replace damaged or diseased bone and to deliver local antibiotics. 3D printed molds allow surgeons to form personalized and custom sha...

    Authors: Brian Beitler, Gregory R. Roytman, Grace Parmer, Steven M. Tommasini and Daniel H. Wiznia
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:28
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  43. The growing use of 3D printing in the biomedical sciences demonstrates its utility for a wide range of research and healthcare applications, including its potential implementation in the discipline of breath a...

    Authors: Y Lan Pham, Jonathan Beauchamp, Alexander Clement, Felix Wiegandt and Olaf Holz
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:27
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  44. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Gregory R. Roytman, Alim F. Ramji, Brian Beitler, Brad Yoo, Michael P. Leslie, Michael Baumgaertner, Steven Tommasini and Daniel H. Wiznia
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:26
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:19

  47. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a common mode of respiratory support used in neonatal intensive care units. In preterm infants, nasal CPAP (nCPAP) therapy is often delivered via soft, biocompatib...

    Authors: Amika A. Kamath, Marielle J. Kamath, Selin Ekici, Anna Sofia Stans, Christopher E. Colby, Jane M. Matsumoto and Mark E. Wylam
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:23
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  48. Malignancies of the head and neck region, encompassing cutaneous, mucosal, and sarcomatous histologies, are complex entities to manage, comprising of coordination between surgery, radiation therapy, and system...

    Authors: Eric J. Hsu, David Parsons, Tsuicheng Chiu, Andrew R. Godley, David J. Sher and Dat T. Vo
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:22
    Content type: Case Study Published on:

  49. 3D printing is a popular technology in many industries secondary to its ability to rapidly produce inexpensive, high fidelity models/products, mainly through layer-by-layer fusion of various substrate material...

    Authors: Kristy M. Shine, Lauren Schlegel, Michelle Ho, Kaitlyn Boyd and Robert Pugliese
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:21
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. Simulation in the field of gynecological pelvic examination with educational purposes holds great potential. In the current manuscript we evaluate a 3D printed model of the female pelvis, which improves practi...

    Authors: Matthias Kiesel, Inga Beyers, Adam Kalisz, Achim Wöckel, Anne Quenzer, Tanja Schlaiß, Christine Wulff and Joachim Diessner
    Citation: 3D Printing in Medicine 2022 8:20
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