Custom-made or customisable 3D printed implants and cutting guides versus non- 3D printed standard implants and cutting guides for improving outcome in patients undergoing knee, maxillofacial, or cranial surgery

Jensen LG, Lovschall C, Ladehoff Thomsen AM, Valentin G, Risor BW, Gutierrez-Ibarluzea I, Galnares-Cordero L, Benguria-Arrate G
Record ID 32018000353
English
Authors' results and conclusions: 3D printed custom-made or customisable implants and cutting guides are currently most frequently applied in knee, maxillofacial, and cranial surgery. Evidence of very low or low quality shows significant differences in precision, both in terms of malalignment and deviation between 3D printed technology and standard instrumentation in knee arthroplasty. Evidence of higher quality is needed to validate these significant results and draw final conclusions. No firm conclusions can be made in mandibular reconstruction and cranioplasty, since no outcomes were significant in favour of either technology. No statements regarding long-term safety outcomes can be made.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://aihta.at/page/3d-druck-von-massgefertigten-oder-individualisierbaren-implantaten-und-schnittschablonen-1/de
Year Published: 2019
URL for published report: http://eprints.aihta.at/1209/1/HTA-Projektbericht_Nr.117.pdf
URL for additional information: http://eprints.aihta.at/1209/
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Full HTA
Country: Austria
MeSH Terms
  • Knee
  • Maxillofacial Prosthesis Implantation
  • Skull
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional
Keywords
  • 3D printing
  • surgical guide
  • cutting guide
  • custom-made or customisable medical devices/implants/instruments
  • knee surgery
  • maxillofacial surgery
  • cranial surgery
Contact
Organisation Name: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA), Garnisongasse 7/rechte Stiege Mezzanin (Top 20), 1090 Vienna, Austria. Tel: +43 1 236 8119 - 0 Fax: +43 1 236 8119 - 99
Contact Name: tarquin.mittermayr@aihta.at
Contact Email: office@aihta.at
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