Quantitative assessment of point-of-care 3D-printed patient-specific polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cranial implants
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Sharma, Neha
Aghlmandi, Soheila
Zeilhofer, Hans-Florian
Thieringer, Florian
Honigmann, Philipp
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07.08.2021
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01A - Journal article
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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22
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16
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MDPI
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Recent advancements in medical imaging, virtual surgical planning (VSP), and three-dimensional (3D) printing have potentially changed how today’s craniomaxillofacial surgeons use patient information for customized treatments. Over the years, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has emerged as the biomaterial of choice to reconstruct craniofacial defects. With advancements in additive manufacturing (AM) systems, prospects for the point-of-care (POC) 3D printing of PEEK patient-specific implants (PSIs) have emerged. Consequently, investigating the clinical reliability of POC-manufactured PEEK implants has become a necessary endeavor. Therefore, this paper aims to provide a quantitative assessment of POC-manufactured, 3D-printed PEEK PSIs for cranial reconstruction through characterization of the geometrical, morphological, and biomechanical aspects of the in-hospital 3D-printed PEEK cranial implants. The study results revealed that the printed customized cranial implants had high dimensional accuracy and repeatability, displaying clinically acceptable morphologic similarity concerning fit and contours continuity. From a biomechanical standpoint, it was noticed that the tested implants had variable peak load values with discrete fracture patterns and failed at a mean (SD) peak load of 798.38 ± 211.45 N. In conclusion, the results of this preclinical study are in line with cranial implant expectations; however, specific attributes have scope for further improvements.
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Alloplastic implant, Biocompatible material, Computer-assisted, Cranioplasty, Fused filament fabrication, Reconstructive surgery, Patient-specific modeling, Printing, Polymer, Three-dimensional
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1661-6596
1422-0067
1422-0067
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English
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Published
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Seiler, D., Dalcanale, F., Sharma, N., Aghlmandi, S., Zeilhofer, H.-F., Thieringer, F., & Honigmann, P. (2021). Quantitative assessment of point-of-care 3D-printed patient-specific polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cranial implants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22168521