L Ganry1, B Hersant2, J Quilichini3, P Leyder3, J P Meningaud2. 1. Department of Maxillofacial, Plastic, Reconstructive and aesthetic Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, 51, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France. Electronic address: laurentganry@hotmail.fr. 2. Department of Maxillofacial, Plastic, Reconstructive and aesthetic Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, 51, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France. 3. Department of Plastic & Maxillo-facial Surgery, Robert-Ballanger Hospital, Boulevard Robert Ballanger, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France; Department of Plastic Surgery, Avicenne Hospital, 125, rue de Stalingrad, 93000 Bobigny, France.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Tridimensional (3D) surgical modelling is a necessary step to create 3D-printed surgical tools, and expensive professional software is generally needed. Open-source software are functional, reliable, updated, may be downloaded for free and used to produce 3D models. Few surgical teams have used free solutions for mastering 3D surgical modelling for reconstructive surgery with osseous free flaps. We described an Open-source software 3D surgical modelling protocol to perform a fast and nearly free mandibular reconstruction with microvascular fibula free flap and its surgical guides, with no need for engineering support. PROCEDURE: Four successive specialised Open-source software were used to perform our 3D modelling: OsiriX®, Meshlab®, Netfabb® and Blender®. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data on patient skull and fibula, obtained with a computerised tomography (CT) scan, were needed. The 3D modelling of the reconstructed mandible and its surgical guides were created. CONCLUSIONS: This new strategy may improve surgical management in Oral and Craniomaxillofacial surgery. Further clinical studies are needed to demonstrate the feasibility, reproducibility, transfer of know how and benefits of this technique.
INTRODUCTION: Tridimensional (3D) surgical modelling is a necessary step to create 3D-printed surgical tools, and expensive professional software is generally needed. Open-source software are functional, reliable, updated, may be downloaded for free and used to produce 3D models. Few surgical teams have used free solutions for mastering 3D surgical modelling for reconstructive surgery with osseous free flaps. We described an Open-source software 3D surgical modelling protocol to perform a fast and nearly free mandibular reconstruction with microvascular fibula free flap and its surgical guides, with no need for engineering support. PROCEDURE: Four successive specialised Open-source software were used to perform our 3D modelling: OsiriX®, Meshlab®, Netfabb® and Blender®. Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data on patient skull and fibula, obtained with a computerised tomography (CT) scan, were needed. The 3D modelling of the reconstructed mandible and its surgical guides were created. CONCLUSIONS: This new strategy may improve surgical management in Oral and Craniomaxillofacial surgery. Further clinical studies are needed to demonstrate the feasibility, reproducibility, transfer of know how and benefits of this technique.
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