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Instrumentalized 3D printed polymer scaffolds enable rapid bone growth and long-term monitoring of bone healing in critical size defects, with dynamization and hardware removal further enhancing union rates, bone volume, and bone stiffness. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the efficacy of instrumentalized 3D printed polymer scaffolds for bone regeneration and explore the effects of dynamization and hardware removal while monitoring healing biomechanics.

August 23, 2026APL BioengineeringOpen Access

Instrumentalized 3D printed scaffolds enable bone regeneration and fracture healing monitoring in critical size bone defects

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GFGerardo Figueroa DGDavid A. Gonzales GMGinelle Maldonado

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Preclinical evaluation demonstrates that sensate 3D printed scaffolds enhance bone regeneration and monitor biomechanical healing, indicating a viable strategy for repairing critical bone defects.

Key Points

To evaluate the efficacy of instrumentalized 3D printed polymer scaffolds for bone regeneration and explore the effects of dynamization and hardware removal while monitoring healing biomechanics.
Treated critical size bone defect models using instrumentalized 3D printed polymer scaffolds designed to mimic biological tissue architecture.
Assessed bone healing, union rates, and stiffness under conditions of scaffold dynamization and subsequent hardware removal using integrated sensate monitoring.
All scaffold-implanted groups exhibited rapid bone growth across the critical size defect space.
Dynamization produced an increased union rate and greater overall bone volume.
Hardware removal resulted in increased bone stiffness compared to non-dynamized and control groups.

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Figueroa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae207677a34114446d87 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0295886

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August 23, 2026APL BioengineeringOpen Access

Instrumentalized 3D printed scaffolds enable bone regeneration and fracture healing monitoring in critical size bone defects

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Authors

GFGerardo Figueroa DGDavid A. Gonzales GMGinelle Maldonado

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Overview

Preclinical evaluation demonstrates that sensate 3D printed scaffolds enhance bone regeneration and monitor biomechanical healing, indicating a viable strategy for repairing critical bone defects.

Key Points

To evaluate the efficacy of instrumentalized 3D printed polymer scaffolds for bone regeneration and explore the effects of dynamization and hardware removal while monitoring healing biomechanics.
Treated critical size bone defect models using instrumentalized 3D printed polymer scaffolds designed to mimic biological tissue architecture.
Assessed bone healing, union rates, and stiffness under conditions of scaffold dynamization and subsequent hardware removal using integrated sensate monitoring.
All scaffold-implanted groups exhibited rapid bone growth across the critical size defect space.
Dynamization produced an increased union rate and greater overall bone volume.
Hardware removal resulted in increased bone stiffness compared to non-dynamized and control groups.

Cite This Study

Figueroa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae207677a34114446d87 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0295886

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