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## Objective The aim of the present study was to summarize the clinical efficacy of three‐dimensional (3D) printing technology combined with the Masquelet technique in the treatment of calcaneal defects. ## Methods From January 2018 to April 2019, 3D printing combined with induced masquelet technology was used to treat four patients with calcaneal defects, including two men and two women. The patients were aged 22–52 years old, with an average age of 36 years. There were two cases of traffic accident injuries, there was one case of a fall from height, and there was one case of crush injury. CT scans were used to reconstruct the bilateral calcaneus, mirror technology was used to construct the bone defect area, and Materialise 3‐matic software was used to design the calcaneus shaper mold and 3D print the mold. During the operation, the mold was used to shape the bone cement and fill the bone defect. In the second stage, the bone cement was removed and autologous bone was implanted to repair the bone defect. All patients were followed up to observe the effect. ## Results All four patients were followed up for 14 months (range, 10–18 months). There were three cases of infectious bone d

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Author

Laifu Zhang; Chengyin Lu; Yaqing Lv; Xiaohui Wang; Shaoyong Guo; Hailong Zhang

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)