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Title:: Advances in clinical application of three-dimensional printing technology in foot and ankle surgery

Author(s):: LIN Wenjie1; ZOU Qisheng1; HUANG Wenhua1; 2; OUYANG Hanbin1; YANG Yang2; SUN Xin1; 1. Orthopedics Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001, China 2. Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Translation of Medical 3D Printing Application/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics/National Key Discipline of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China

Keywords:: Keywords: three-dimensional printing digital medicine foot and ankle surgery review

Abstract:: The anatomical structures of foot and ankle involve multiple joints and bones, which makes the diagnosis and treatment schemes of foot and ankle diseases and traumas relatively complex. Three-dimensional printing technology, as a new method to assist in realizing personalized and accurate treatment of surgical repair and reconstruction, shows high clinical value and application prospect in foot and ankle surgery. Herein the principle and process of three-dimensional printing are summarized, and the clinical application progress and limitations of three-dimensional printing technology in foot and ankle surgery are reviewed from the aspects of preoperative planning, doctor-patient communication, surgical instrument design and postoperative auxiliary braces, so as to provide references for relevant researches.