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SUBMITTER: Zhang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627735 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Zimeng Z Wu Qian Q Zeng Li L Wang Shiren S
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 20190510 2
3D printing technology is able to produce personalized artificial substitutes for patients with damaged menisci. However, there is a lack of thorough understanding of 3D printing-enabled (3DP-enabled) meniscus transplantation and its long-term advantages over traditional transplantation. To help health care stakeholders and patients assess the value of 3DP-enabled meniscus transplantation, this study compares the long-term cost and risk of this new paradigm with traditional transplantation by si ...[more]