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The unique capabilities of the Computer Aided Design (CAD) and rapid prototyping (RP) have been useful for designing and manufacturing of the customized surgical guides (CSGs). In complex surgeries the CSGs have been shown to provide an accurate means of transferring virtual surgical planning (VSP) to actual surgery. The main purpose of this study is to highlight the different areas where RP assisted CSGs have been prominently use. This paper describes the successful application of RP for the production of CSGs in twelve different areas of complex surgeries. Rapid manufacturing of CSGs using RP technique and their applications; for drilling, cutting and positioning of the implant in various complex surgeries is given in this paper. Otherwise these types of complex surgeries could not be accurately treated through traditional surgeries. Different case reports are noted in this study to know the various innovative ideas related to the RP assisted CSGs. The detail methodology for development of CSGs is also described in this paper. The applications reported here have demonstrated that RP is a viable process for the manufacturing of CSGs. This approach shows good results in designing and manufacturing of the CSGs. Using advanced tools; VSP, CAD and RP for development of CSGs for the accurate surgery are possible easily. The main aim of this paper is to represent the applications of RP technology to direct manufacturing of CSGs in various complex surgeries.

Virtual surgical planning, Computer aided design, Rapid prototyping