title: [Research status and future of in situ three-dimensional printing technique].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the current research status of in situ three-dimensional (3-D) printing technique and future trends.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recent related literature about in situ 3-D printing technique was summarized, reviewed, and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on the clinical need for surgical repair, in situ 3-D printing technique is in the preliminary study, mainly focuses on in situ dermal repair and bone and cartilage repair, and succeeds in experiments, but there are still a lot of problems for clinical application.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With the development of in situ 3-D printing technique, it will provide patients with real-time and in situ digital design and 3-D printing treatment with a timely and minimally invasive surgical repair process. It will be widely used in the future.
authors: Dong
authors: D
authors: Chen
authors: Yaxiong
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Jiankang
authors: J
authors: He
authors: Zhen
authors: Z
authors: Wang
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Ma
authors: Zhongmin
authors: Z
authors: Jin
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D011327:Printing; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional