The Cardiac Centre (consisting of the Cardiology Service and Cardiothoracic Surgery Service) at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) has adopted the use of three-dimensional (3D) printed heart models to enhance the planning of clinical management leading to improved outcomes for complex congenital heart conditions. Eight of these models, each depicting a different congenital heart disease in actual patients, provide intricate views into tiny hearts to aid cardiothoracic surgeons in their pre-planning of complex surgeries
By leveraging on 3D printing technology, KKH is also able to offer intervention and reconstruction options for a wide spectrum of complex and rare lower limb discrepancies and deformities in children. Anatomically accurate 3D-printed limb models are created based on patient's actual limb, allowing patients and caregivers to gain a better visualisation and understanding of the limb pathology. The patient's 3D-printed limb model is also utilised in the assessment, planning, surgical simulation, family counselling and eventual surgical intervention for the patient.
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