3D Printing Used To Model Baby’s Skull

Drs. Michael Egnor and Elliot Duboys recently used a 3D printed model of a baby’s skull in an intricate surgery to correct anterior plagiocephaly.
The infant, Gabriel Dela Cruz, was born with a normal skull but shortly after birth the bony plates one side of this skull began to fuse prematurely, causing a badly misshapen head.
Using CT scans, Medical Modeling, Inc. used 3D printing to create before and after skull models that the surgeons used as templates during surgery.
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Source: Inside Surgery - February 22, 2014 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Orthopedic surgery Pediatrics Plastic Surgery anterior plagiocephaly Elliot Duboys Gabriel Dela Cruz Medical Modeling Michael Egnor Source Type: blogs