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01-09-2017 | Letter to the Editor
3D Printed Surgical Instruments: The Design and Fabrication Process
Authors:
Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan, Sapana Bothra
Published in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Issue 9/2017
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Excerpt
We read with interest the novel article “3D Printed Surgical Instruments: The Design and Fabrication Process” by George et al. [
1]. We congratulate the authors on their attempt to highlight the creative aspect of knife happy surgeons, in their endeavour to refine the art of horrid butchery to making present day surgery an art. Instrument also has an important role in the surgical success [
2]. The ergonomics and the surgical skills also help in reducing time and increasing efficiency. Composite instruments having more than one effect reduce instrument exchanges while improving the efficiency. …