• Injury · Jul 2024

    3D printing feasibility of a controlled dynamization device for external circular fixation.

    • Bianca Carolina Bankhardt, Fernando Ferraz Faria, Rodrigo Nunes Rached, Jamil Faissal Soni, and Paula Cristina Trevilatto.
    • Orthopedics and traumatology resident physician, Cajuru University Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Electronic address: bianca.bankhardt@gmail.com.
    • Injury. 2024 Jul 1; 55 (7): 111587111587.

    Aimto assess the small-scale 3D printing feasibility and cost estimation of a device for controlled dynamization.Materials And MethodThe two-part device previously developed by our research group was printed with a carbon fiber-reinforced nylon filament (Gen3 CarbonX™ PA6+CF, 3DXTECH Additive Manufacturing) by a professional 3D printer (FUNMAT HT, Intamsys). Electricity, material, and labor costs for production in a Brazilian city in the Santa Catarina state were calculated.ResultsThe devices for controlled dynamization were successfully printed in accordance with the planned design and dimensions. Six out of 38 printed devices presented defects in the bolt hole and were discarded. The average printing time per device was 1.9 h. The average electricity, material, and labor costs per printed device were respectively US$0.71, US$13.55, and US$3.04. The total production cost per device reaches approximately US$20 by adding the average cost of defective devices (15 %).Conclusion3D printing of the controlled dynamization device is feasible and its cost seems affordable to most healthcare services, which could optimize the consolidation of diaphyseal fractures and reduce treatment time for patients.Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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