A bone harvesting method involving a surgical template prepared using a three-dimensional model

Abstract

When reconstructing hard tissue using an autologous bone graft, it is necessary to harvest more bone than the defect area in order to achieve the proper shape. Harvesting of large amounts of bone is highly invasive, and, as a result, it is desirable to minimize the amount of bone harvesting. In the present study, surgery was simulated using a three-dimensional model to prepare a template for bone harvesting, and then the template was used during surgery for one patient, and the volume of bone harvesting was minimized.