Advances in the application of 3D printing technology in chest wall disease surgery

VernacularTitle:3D 打印技术在胸壁疾病外科领域应用的研究进展
Author: LU Tianjian ^{1
,

2} ; CHEN Nan ^{1
,

2} ; LIAO Hu ³ ; KOU Yingli ³ ; LIN Feng ³
Author Information

1. . Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, P.R.China
2. 2. West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, P.R.China
3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, P.R.China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: 3D printing; chest wall disease; chest wall reconstruction; chest wall orthopedics
From: Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018;25(11):1003-1006
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Because of the characteristics such as accurate, efficient and individuation, 3D printing is being widely applied to manufacturing industry, and being gradually expanded into the medical field. Diseases of chest wall is a common type in thoracic surgery, and surgery is a proper treatment to this kind of disease. For the past few years, 3D printing is being gradually applied in surgery of chest wall diseases. The article mainly makes a statement of two parts that including the possibility to apply 3D printing including chest wall reconstruction and chest wall orthopedic, and to analyze the possibility and application prospect of applying 3D printing to the chest wall disease.