Clinical Applications of 3D Printing in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Peter Highlander, DPM, MS is a reconstructive foot & ankle surgeon at The Reconstruction Institute in Bellevue, Ohio. Dr. Highlander has been heavily involved in 3D printing since 2017 and is a founding member of the AOS3DP for which he serves as secretary. In addition to multiple ongoing research projects and patent pending implant designs involving 3D printing, Dr. Highlander serves on the advisory board and Associate Professor for the Miller 3D Print Lab at the University of Toledo Medical Center. In 2018, Dr. Highlander was named, "Physician Innovator” by Crain's Cleveland Business newspaper for his role in 3D printing.In 2016, Dr. Highlander relocated to his hometown and joined The Bellevue Hospital staff where he formed the Reconstruction Institute as well as a hospital based wound center for which he serves as medical director. Dr. Highlander also functions as director for the Bellevue Hospital's foot & ankle reconstruction surgical fellowship, a program which emphasizes 3D printing technology & its role in foot & ankle surgical reconstruction & research.A graduate of Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Highlander completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

• Section 1 Engineering and Historical Perspectives1. Historical Perspectives on 3D Printing2. CT to Software and Other Considerations3. Material Science for 3D Printing in MedicineSection 2 Surgical Techniques4. Isolated Total Talus Replacement5. Total Talus Replacement With a Titanium Nitride-Coated 3D-Printed Titanium Implant6. Primary Constrained Total Talus With Subtalar Joint Arthrodesis7. 3D-Printed Custom Hemi-Talus Replacement8. Primary Total Ankle Total Talus Replacement9. Custom Constrained 3D Total Talus/Navicular Replacement10. 3D-Printed Solutions for Avascular Necrosis of the Talonavicular Joint11. Tibiotalocalcaneal Fusion With Talar Cage for Hindfoot Reconstruction12. Distraction Subtalar Joint Fusion Using a Custom 3D-Printed Implant13. Subtalar Joint Distraction Arthrodesis Utilizing Titanium Truss Technology for Posttraumatic Calcaneal Fracture Arthritis14. Treatment of Navicular Avascular Necrosis in the Sensate Patient15. Midfoot Fusion With a Custom 3D-Printed Cage for Charcot Deformity16. A 3D-Printed Solution for Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy Nonunion17. 3D-Printed Total Cuboid Replacement for Lateral Column Pathology18. A 3D-Printed Solution for Revision Lapidus Bunionectomy19. 3D-Printed Solutions for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion With Osseous Deficit20. 3D-Printed Hallux and Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Replacement21. Lesser Metatarsal Replacement

"This is the first book dedicated to 3D printing technology in foot and ankle surgery. The ebook is essentially an electronic representation of the traditional paper copy, but includes useful features, such as magnification of images." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Martin C. Yorath, DPM (Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science)