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International Journal of Bioprinting Macro and micro structure of a 3D-printed implant

references, a defect tibia model was created by opening by performing Boolean operations between the intact
a 12 mm gap and correcting the alignment by 12° at a and defect tibia models.
distance of 37.5 mm from the tibia plateau line at the In the WS design, careful consideration was given to
medial side, while preserving a safe zone at the lateral the clinical HTO surgical space limitations. The focus was
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side (Figure 1a). The defect bone volume was obtained on preserving the structures within the medial side of the

Figure 1. (a) Illustration of the HTO; (b) solid wedge-shaped spacer design; and (c) insertion positions for the three fixation screws.

Volume 10 Issue 1 (2024) 494 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijb.1584