Our experience with virtual craniomaxillofacial surgery: planning, transference and validation.
Clinical application of virtual craniomaxillofacial surgery (VCMS) planning is demonstrated with four typical cases. An integral component to success is transferring the surgical plan to the operating environment within a reasonable time frame through the design and fabrication of surgical guides and implants.
Patel
Pravin K
PK
Shriners Hospitals for Children at Chicago, IL, USA.
Zhao
Linping
L
Morris
David E
DE
Alves
Patricia V M
PV
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface