Use of 3D Printed Bone Plate in Novel Technique to Surgically Correct Hallux Valgus Deformities.
Three-dimensional (3-D) printing offers many potential advantages in designing and manufacturing plating systems for foot and ankle procedures that involve small, geometrically complex bony anatomy. Here, we describe the design and clinical use of a Ti-6Al-4V ELI bone plate (FastForward™ Bone Tether Plate, MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA) manufactured through 3-D printing processes. The plate protects the second metatarsal when tethering suture tape between the first and second metatarsals and is a part of a new procedure that corrects hallux valgus (bunion) deformities without relying on doing an osteotomy or fusion procedure. The surgical technique and two clinical cases describing the use of this procedure with the 3-D printed bone plate are presented within.
MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Kathryn E
KE
Smith
MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Kenneth M
KM
Dupont
MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
David L
DL
Safranski
MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Jeremy
J
Blair
Private Practice, Encino, CA.
Dawn
D
Buratti
Private Practice, Encino, CA.
Vladimir
V
Zeetser
Samaritan Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center, Corvallis, OR.
Ryan
R
Callahan
Samaritan Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Center, Corvallis, OR; Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, OR.
Jason
J
Lin
MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Ken
K
Gall
3-D printing; bone plate; bone tether plate; bunion; fastforward; hallux valgus; metatarsus primus adductus varus; titanium