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

Figure 9

Computer-assisted preoperative planning of a scaphoid fracture. (a, b) Green: scaphoid and lunate bones of the hand. Light blue: proximal scaphoid fragment. Violet: distal scaphoid fragment. (a) Scaphoid fragments before the reduction. (b) Scaphoid fragments after the reduction. (c, d) 3D-printed K-wires are placed in to reduce the two scaphoid fragments in order to have a better sealing of the bone [232]. Used with permission from Elsevier.

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