Three -dimensional printing has helped cut surgery time and costs at the University of California, San Diego in dysplasia . Future research goals A team from the hospital and the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics used a Three printer to create surgical training models for treatment of the most common hip problem occurring in children, slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Practice on the models saved 2700 per operation and reduced surgery time by nearly 25% , according to a study published in the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics .
Three -dimensional printing has helped cut surgery time and costs at the University of California, San Diego in dysplasia . A team from the hospital and the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics used a Three printer to create surgical training models for treatment of the most common hip problem occurring in children, slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Practice on the models saved 2700 per operation and reduced surgery time by nearly 25% , according to a study published in the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics .