Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): Trans. AMMM
https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2021.2109579

Imaging and Modelling in 3D Printing, ID 579

3D printing of complex surgical cases: Spina bifida

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Fluvio Lobo Fenoglietto (Digital Anatomy Simulations for Healthcare, L.L.C., Orlando, USA), James Inziello (Digital Anatomy Simulations for Healthcare, L.L.C., Orlando, USA), Kristin Stubbs (Digital Anatomy Simulations for Healthcare, L.L.C., Orlando, USA), Robert Sims (Digital Anatomy Simulations for Healthcare, L.L.C., Orlando, USA), Jack Stubbs (Digital Anatomy Simulations for Healthcare, L.L.C., Orlando, USA), Cole Greves (Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Mothers and Babies, Orlando, USA), Samer Elbabaa (Pediatric Neurosurgery, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, USA)

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Abstract

Spina Bifida is a congenital defect that exposes the spinal cord to fluids in the womb. Severe cases of Spina Bifida can result in partial or complete paralysis, inability to walk, and/or bladder and bowel dysfunction. Surgeons perform in utero Spina Bifida repair to prevent the progressive damage to the exposed neural tissue before birth. As in utero Spina Bifida repair becomes the standard of care, pediatric neurosurgeons are exploring novel diagnostic and planning tools, like 3D segmentation and 3D printing, to prepare for the procedure and educate expecting parents.

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Lobo Fenoglietto, F., Inziello, J., Stubbs, K., Sims, R., Stubbs, J., Greves, C., & Elbabaa, S. (2021). 3D printing of complex surgical cases: Spina bifida. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 3(1), 579. https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2021.2109579