[Guided maxillofacial surgery: Simulation and surgery aided by stereolithographic guides and custom-made miniplates].
We present a new model of guided surgery, exclusively using computer assistance, from the preoperative planning of osteotomies to the actual surgery with the aid of stereolithographic cutting guides and osteosynthetic miniplates designed and made preoperatively, using custom-made titanium miniplates thanks to direct metal laser sintering. We describe the principles that guide the designing and industrial manufacturing of this new type of osteosynthesis miniplates. The surgical procedure is described step-by-step using several representative cases of dento-maxillofacial dysmorphosis. The encouraging short-term results demonstrate the wide range of application of this new technology for cranio-maxillofacial surgery, whatever the type of osteotomy performed, and for plastic reconstructive surgery.
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Chirurgie assistée par ordinateur; Chirurgie pré-implantaire; Custom made titanium miniplates; Direct metal laser sintering; Facial osteotomies; Fusion sélective de titane par laser; Genioplasty; Génioplastie; Lefort 1; Ostéotomie sagittale; Ostéotomies faciales; Sagittal split osteotomy; Stereolithography; Stéréolithographie; Virtual surgery planning