Design and basic research on accuracy of a novel individualized three-dimensional printed navigation template in atlantoaxial pedicle screw placement.

OBJECTIVE:To design and evaluate the accuracy of a novel navigation template suitable for posterior cervical screw placement surgery by using 3D printing technology to improve the existing guiding template design. METHODS:The researchers (including spine surgeons and technicians) used CT to perform...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Long Chen, Ya-Fen Xie, Jian-Xin Li, Wu Wu, Guan-Nan Li, Hui-Jing Hu, Xiao-Yun Wang, Zhao-Jian Meng, Yue-Feng Wen, Wen-Hua Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214460