Saving money and time with 3D printing The study calculates that by using a 3D printed model to plan the surgery the time savings translate into a cost saving of $2700 per surgery. Three-dimensional printing has helped cut surgery time and costs at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. A team from the hospital and the University of California, San Diego used a 3D printer to create surgical training models for treatment of the most common hip problem occurring in children, slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The model was printed on an industrial scale using a 3-D printer.
Three-dimensional printing has helped cut surgery time and costs at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. A team from the hospital and the University of California, San Diego used a 3D printer to create surgical training models for treatment of the most common hip problem occurring in children, slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The model was printed on an industrial scale using a 3-D printer.