Structural and mechanical characterization of custom design cranial implant created using additive manufacturing

Structural and mechanical characterization of custom design cranial implant created using additive manufacturing

Background: Reconstruction of customized cranial implants with a mesh structure using computer-assisted design and additive manufacturing improves the implant design, surgical planning, defect evaluation, implant-tissue interaction and surgeon's accuracy. The objective of this study is to desig...

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Main Authors: Khaja Moiduddin, Saied Darwish, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari, Sherif ElWatidy, Ashfaq Mohammad, Wadea Ameen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Subjects:
3D modeling
Cranial reconstruction
Cranial tumor
Craniofacial reconstruction
Electron beam melting (EBM)
Fused depositing modeling (FDM)
Image-based surgery
Lighter implants
Mesh implant
Porous titanium
Traumatic bone destruction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345817300374

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