Advantages and disadvantages of 3-dimensional printing in surgery: A systematic review

Advantages and disadvantages of 3-dimensional printing in surgery: A systematic review.

Nicolas Martelli (1) , Carole Serrano , Hélène van den Brink (1) , Judith Pineau , Patrice Prognon , Isabelle Borget (1) , Salma El Batti

1 GRADES - Groupe de Recherche et d'Accueil en Droit et Economie de la Santé

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is becoming increasingly important in medicine and especially in surgery. The aim of the present work was to identify the advantages and disadvantages of 3D printing applied in surgery.

Domains: Surgery

Nicolas Martelli, Carole Serrano, Hélène van den Brink, Judith Pineau, Patrice Prognon, et al.. Advantages and disadvantages of 3-dimensional printing in surgery: A systematic review. Surgery, 2016, 159 (6), pp.1485-1500. ⟨10.1016/j.surg.2015.12.017⟩. ⟨hal-03390511⟩