Anatomical Engineering and 3D Printing for Surgery and Medical Devices: International Review and Future Exponential Innovations

Figure 10

Surgical correction of valgus knees through the use of osteotomy procedure, which consist in the removal or insertion of a wedge of bone near a damaged cartilage in order to provide a well-distributed weight area over the affected knee. Four 3D-printed Kirschner wires are inserted through the guide. Depth and orientation checked under fluoroscopy [249]. Used with permission from Elsevier.