scholarly journals Preoperative Planning of Virtual Osteotomies Followed by Fabrication of Patient Specific Reconstruction Plate for Secondary Correction and Fixation of Displaced Bilateral Mandibular Body Fracture

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Thor
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Surgery ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Facial Skeleton ◽  
Reconstruction Plate ◽  
Virtual Planning ◽  
Patient Specific Implants ◽  
Body Fracture ◽  
Mandibular Body

This paper describes the course of treatment of a severely diplaced bilateral mandibular body fracture, where the first osteosynthesis failed. The subject developed an open bite due to a posterior rotation of the distal part of the mandible and anterior rotation of the proximal parts of the mandible. This situation was evaluated with CBCT and the facial skeleton was segmented using computer software. Correct occlusion was virtually established by bilateral virtual osteotomies in the fracture areas of the mandible. After segmentation, the mandible was virtually rotated back into position and the open bite was closed. A patient specific mandibular reconstruction plate was outlined and fabricated from the new virtual situation and the plate was thereafter installed utilizing the preoperative plan. Osteotomy- and drill-guides was used and thus simplified the surgery resulting in uneventful healing. Virtual planning and patient specific implants and guides were valuable in this case of secondary reconstructive trauma surgery.

scholarly journals CAD/CAM Engineered Patient-Specific Impants as a Reposition Device in Le Fort I and Modified Subcondylar Osteotomies: Case Report of Facial Deformity Correction in Acromegaly

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-236
Author(s):  
Juho Suojanen ◽  
Zlatan Hodzic ◽  
Tuula Palotie ◽  
Patricia Stoor
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Deformity Correction ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Facial Deformity ◽  
Le Fort ◽  
Patient Specific Implants ◽  
Drill Holes ◽  
Le Fort I

Acromegaly is a medical condition where elevated growth hormone or insulin-like growth factor I levels cause several changes in the craniofacial soft and hard features. We report the correction of facial deformity and posterior open bite with Le Fort I and modified subcondylar osteotomies in a patient affected by acromegaly. Computer-aided design and manufacturing generated saw and drill guides were used to perform osteotomies and segment removal. The placement of the patient-specific implants (PSIs) was guided by predesigned drill holes ensuring the required and planned movement of the jaws and position of the PSIs. After segment removal, the PSIs fitted the predesigned drill holes with high precision and were secured without problems. The planned amount of mandibular and maxillary movement was achieved. The occlusion and osteotomies remained stable for the follow-up of 22 months. The use of PSIs combined with guided surgery can be beneficial for selected cases with asymmetry or posterior open bite enabling new approaches and yielding good functional and aesthetic outcome. The modification of conventional ramus osteotomy combined with utilization of ramus segment removal and the use of PSI for reposition is an interesting and promising technique for rare conditions with ramus height asymmetry.

The use of cranial resection templates with 3D virtual planning and PEEK patient-specific implants: A 3 year follow-up

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E.C.M. van de Vijfeijken ◽  
R. Schreurs ◽  
L. Dubois ◽  
A.G. Becking ◽  
A.G. Becking ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Specific ◽  
Virtual Planning ◽  
Patient Specific Implants

Computer-Assisted Virtual Planning for Surgical Guide Manufacturing and Internal Distractor Adaptation in the Management of Midface Hypoplasia in Cleft Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Scolozzi ◽  
Georges Herzog
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Virtual Planning ◽  
Surgical Guide ◽  
Patient Specific Implants ◽  
Surgical Guides ◽  
Computer Aided

We are reporting the treatment of severe maxillary hypoplasia in two patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate by using a specific approach combining the Le Fort I distraction osteogenesis technique coupled with computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing customized surgical guides and internal distractors based on virtual computational planning. This technology allows for the transfer of the virtual planned reconstruction to the operating room by using custom patient-specific implants, surgical splints, surgical cutting guides, and surgical guides to plate or distractor adaptation.

Development of JIT patient-specific implants

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne SOBEL ◽  
Katrina SKELLERN ◽  
Kat PEREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Critical System ◽  
Patient Specific Implants ◽  
Human Centred Design

Design thinking and human-centred design is often discussed and utilised by teams and organisations seeking to develop more optimal, effective or innovative solutions for better customer outcomes. In the healthcare sector the opportunity presented by the practice of human-centred design and design thinking in the pursuit of better patient outcomes is a natural alignment. However, healthcare challenges often involve complex problem sets, many stakeholders, large systems and actors that resist change. High-levels of investment and risk aversion results in the status quo of traditional technology-led processes and analytical decision-making dominating product and strategy development. In this case study we present the opportunities, challenges and benefits that including a design-led approach in developing complex healthcare technology can bring. Drawing on interviews with participants and reflections from the project team, we explore and articulate the key learning from using a design-led approach. In particular we discuss how design-led practices that place patients at the heart of technology development facilitated the project team in aligning key stakeholders, unearthing critical system considerations, and identifying product and sector-wide opportunities.

scholarly journals The Cat Mandible (II): Manipulation of the Jaw, with a New Prosthesis Proposal, to Avoid Iatrogenic Complications

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 683
Author(s):  
Matilde Lombardero ◽  
Mario López-Lombardero ◽  
Diana Alonso-Peñarando ◽  
María del Mar Yllera
Keyword(s):  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Prosthesis Design ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Mandibular Fractures ◽  
Rigid Fixation ◽  
Invasive Approach ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Iatrogenic Complications ◽  
Mandibular Body

The cat mandible is relatively small, and its manipulation implies the use of fixing methods and different repair techniques according to its small size to keep its biomechanical functionality intact. Attempts to fix dislocations of the temporomandibular joint should be primarily performed by non-invasive techniques (repositioning the bones and immobilisation), although when this is not possible, a surgical method should be used. Regarding mandibular fractures, these are usually concurrent with other traumatic injuries that, if serious, should be treated first. A non-invasive approach should also first be considered to fix mandibular fractures. When this is impractical, internal rigid fixation methods, such as osteosynthesis plates, should be used. However, it should be taken into account that in the cat mandible, dental roots and the mandibular canal structures occupy most of the volume of the mandibular body, a fact that makes it challenging to apply a plate with fixed screw positions without invading dental roots or neurovascular structures. Therefore, we propose a new prosthesis design that will provide acceptable rigid biomechanical stabilisation, but avoid dental root and neurovascular damage, when fixing simple mandibular body fractures. Future trends will include the use of better diagnostic imaging techniques, a patient-specific prosthesis design and the use of more biocompatible materials to minimise the patient’s recovery period and suffering.

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