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Does 3D printing-assisted surgical planning improve outcomes in a patient with femoroacetabular impingement due to Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Case Report (n=1)
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Does 3D printing-assisted surgical planning improve outcomes in a patient with femoroacetabular impingement due to Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
3D printing can be a useful tool for preoperative planning and direct visualization in the surgical treatment of femoroacetabular impingement secondary to Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
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May support 3D planning in rare pediatric FAI cases; hypothesis-generating and leaves open benefit in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
Femoroacetabular impingement occurs when the femoral head has abnormal contact with the acetabulum of the pelvic bone. This condition predisposes the hip joint to instability, chondral or labral lesions and progressive osteoarthritis. Legg-Calv-Perthes disease occurs frequently in children between 2 and 12 years of age. Three-dimensional printing technology is being used in all preoperative planning, allowing understanding of the lesions, measure the size of the CAM lesion and could improve the precision, operative settings and reduce the use of x-rays.
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Araujo et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Right femoroacetabular impingement with CAM-type morphology due to sequelae of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (n=1). 3D printing in surgical planning was evaluated on Postoperative evolution and bone healing.
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