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Model for treatment of a Treacher Collins syndrome patient

This patient has had customised titanium implants fitted to restore a more natural contour around the eyes. The image above shows the patient's deficient malar (top) and the normal anatomy (bottom). The basic implant shape was copied from the normal skull and a rapid prototype model of the patient was manufactured to ensure that the shaped plates would fit correctly on the patient.

Image from the CT scans showing deficient growth in the malar region (highlighted) (mpg movie 780Kbytes)	Stereolithography file generated from the CT scans for manufacture of a physical model (mpg movie 780Kbytes)	ABS plastic model of the patient's skull (avi movie 355Kbytes) (mpg movie 970Kbytes)

ABS plastic model of normal anatomy (mpg movie 1Mbyte) (mov movie 1Mbyte)	The titanium plates ready for implanting


The ABS plastic model with the titanium implants mounted on it (mpg movie 917Kbytes) (mov movie 901Kbytes) (avi movie 333Kbytes)	Lateral view of model with implant	Lateral X-ray of patient showing the implanted plates in place

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Models of the patient with and without the implants and a model of a reference skull are on display in the Digitopolis section of the Wellcome Wing of the Science Museum

The Treacher Collins Family Support Group

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