Perspective
3D printing: can it make surgery more accessible?
Authors:
Amos Nepacina Liew ,
Monash Health, Victoria, AU
About Amos
Department of General Surgery
Grad Dip Surg Anat,
Monash Health, Victoria, AU
About Grad Dip Surg
Department of General Surgery
Sean Ng Ying Kin,
Monash Health, Victoria, AU
About Sean
Department of General Surgery
Jeremy F. Khoo
Monash Health, Victoria, AU
About Jeremy
Department of Breast Surgery
Abstract
The advancement of 3-Dimensional (3D) printing technology has made the design and production of items increasingly ubiquitous amongst the public. This technology is increasingly being used widely in various medical fields. With its increasing cost efficiency and accessibility, it is the author's perspective that 3D technology can improve accessibility to surgical procedures in low- and medium-income countries (LMIC) by providing proceduralists with the basic equipment required to perform routine operations.
How to Cite:
Liew AN, Anat GDS, Ng Ying Kin S, Khoo JF. 3D printing: can it make surgery more accessible?. Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery. 2021;39(3):94–6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljs.v39i3.8752
Published on
30 Nov 2021.
Peer Reviewed
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