PolliRS: A 3D Printed Pollicization Retractor System that improves access and autonomy during the surgical procedure.
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Author(s)
Papavasiliou, Theodora
Chatzimichail, Stelios
Yoshimura, Ryo
Sivakumar, Branavan
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We demonstrate the design, manufacture, and deployment of the first custom-made 3-dimensional (3D)-printed hand retractor for the pollicization procedure. Radiological images of the patient’s hand were taken preoperatively to measure anatomical dimensions and guide the design of the device in a patient-precise manner. The 3D-printed, sterilizable, device was autoclaved and successfully used on a patient that underwent a pollicization procedure in our unit. The radiolucency of the device and the fluency enabled by the ability to exchange between different positions demonstrated the potential of this device in increasing the overall autonomy afforded to the lead-surgeon during the operation and demonstrated the potential of rapid-prototyping techniques such as 3D printing for producing patient-precise tools on-the-fly that taken account the specific needs of the patient.
Date Issued
2021-06-01
Date Acceptance
2021-04-14
Citation
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 2021, 9 (6), pp.1-3
ISSN
2169-7574
Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Start Page
1
End Page
3
Journal / Book Title
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
Volume
9
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN e3632