The platform of 3D Printing Innovation Research Center in the Department of Spinal Surgery, Nanxishan Hospital, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, gave full play to the advantages of 3D printing technology, and completed the first 3D print-assisted operation of lumbar sacral tuberculosis, allowing a young male to be "reborn".

Recently, relying on the platform of medical 3D printing Innovation Research Center, the spinal surgery Department of Nanxishan Hospital in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has completed the first 3D print-assisted operation of lumbar sacral tuberculosis, allowing a young male to be "reborn".

Preoperative examination imaging

Is a young guy, 30 patients with more than two months, backache and a right lower limb numbness pain, can only be lame walk, even a week recently has been seriously affect life, hence to sanh hospital, after examination, the doctor found his right lower leg lateral skin and foot dorsum foot and toes feel decreased significantly, the preliminary diagnosis of lumbosacral vertebral tuberculosis, There was severe bone destruction in L5 / sacral 1, and the tuberculous abscess significantly compressed the nerve posteriorly. After a course of foot anti-tuberculous therapy, the doctor decided to perform surgical treatment for him after discussion by the spinal surgery expert team.

In order to more accurate operation, obtains the better curative effect, spine team united hospital center of 3 d printing and technical personnel, for the patient to develop the personalized operation scheme, on December 27, spine surgery smoothly as he completed the 3 d printing model aided by lumbar tuberculosis kitchen cleared and spinal stability revascularization, five days after the patient will be able to wear with a bed activity, She was discharged from the hospital within a week, and her postoperative results exceeded expectations. After postoperative review, the lumbosacral tuberculosis lesion was cleared, and the patient was satisfied with the bone graft. The spinal internal fixation position was good and the stability was good. The pain in his back and numbness in his legs have largely disappeared, and he credits spinal surgery with giving him a new lease of life.

Postoperative imaging review

Sanh spine surgery hospital expert introduction, before the operation to build 3 d printing model can directly observe the location of the lesions in preoperative and bone destruction, good preoperative planning surgery way and the location of the point of view, nailing intraoperative can remove lesions, also can effectively avoid in the process of nailing bone destruction and nerve root, prevent ineffective internal fixation and the nerve injury, In this way, not only shorten the operation time, but also improve the safety and efficacy of the operation. This operation perfectly applied the most popular 3D printing technology in orthopedics, greatly improved the treatment effect, and truly achieved the purpose of individualized and precise medical treatment.