J Shanghai Jiaotong Univ Sci ›› 2021, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 391-397.doi: 10.1007/s12204-021-2310-8

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Total Talar Replacement Using a Novel 3D-Printed Prosthesis for Recurrent Giant Cell Tumour of the Talus

Total Talar Replacement Using a Novel 3D-Printed Prosthesis for Recurrent Giant Cell Tumour of the Talus

GAN Yaokaia,b (干耀恺), DAI Keronga,b (戴尅戎), LI Jianyinga (李健瑛), SHI Dingweia (史定伟), SHEN Lua (沈陆), JIANG Wenboa (姜闻博)   

  1. (a. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; b. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai Ninth
    People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China)
  2. (a. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; b. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai Ninth
    People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China)
  • Online:2021-06-28 Published:2021-06-02
  • Contact: DAI Kerong(戴尅戎) E-mail:krdai@163.com
  • Supported by:
    the Class IV Peak Discipline Project of
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine – “3D
    Snowball” Project (No. Ggxq03), the Clinical Research
    Program of 9th People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong
    University School of Medicine (No. JYLJ015), the Clinical
    Research Plan of SHDC (No. 16CR3099B), and the
    National Key Research and Development Program of
    China (No. 2016YFC1102104)

Abstract: In our case, 3D printing was used to fabricate a custom-made titanium alloy total talar prosthesis as  a mirror image of the contralateral healthy talus for a 16-year-old girl who underwent right talar resection for a  recurrent giant cell tumour (GCT) of the talus. A porous surface was used over the neck and tail of the talus  prosthesis to promote soft tissue attachment and improve the stability of the prosthesis. Pre-drilled medial and  lateral holes were prepared for ligament repair and attachment. Eighteen months after the operation, there was  no tumour recurrence, and the patient walked without symptoms. The Musculoskeletal Tumour Society score was  22/30, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society score was 88/100, and the prosthesis was well positioned  on radiographs. The short- and medium-term outcomes indicated that 3D-printed modular talar prostheses could  be an effective treatment option. 

Key words: talus, giant cell tumour (GCT), modular talar prostheses, total talar replacement, 3D printing,
personalised treatment

摘要: In our case, 3D printing was used to fabricate a custom-made titanium alloy total talar prosthesis as  a mirror image of the contralateral healthy talus for a 16-year-old girl who underwent right talar resection for a  recurrent giant cell tumour (GCT) of the talus. A porous surface was used over the neck and tail of the talus  prosthesis to promote soft tissue attachment and improve the stability of the prosthesis. Pre-drilled medial and  lateral holes were prepared for ligament repair and attachment. Eighteen months after the operation, there was  no tumour recurrence, and the patient walked without symptoms. The Musculoskeletal Tumour Society score was  22/30, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society score was 88/100, and the prosthesis was well positioned  on radiographs. The short- and medium-term outcomes indicated that 3D-printed modular talar prostheses could  be an effective treatment option. 

关键词: talus, giant cell tumour (GCT), modular talar prostheses, total talar replacement, 3D printing,
personalised treatment

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