Additive Manufacturing of Custom Orthopedic Implants: A Review

Additive manufacturing is a very fast technology development for the industrialization of the biomedical implants. It delivers an excellent and ample chance of the bio mimicry for best complex shapes of carnal implants due to its customized invention, low manufacturing time and cost. AM Metal from Biomedical Implants has raise practitioners alertness of many medical due to its raised high strength, durable and wear-resistant properties, patient custom implants for rapid healing, and is developed to be fit for a substitute to mutilation. The reliability of additively manufactured parts is constantly improving, that contribute to their increasing use in medical implants. The purpose of the study is to review possible usage of additive manufacturing applications in orthopedics implants field. Databases have been used to find general information and academic publications. Additionally, identifying the Process chain to prepare a 3D printed model by using the technology of AM. AM gives a flexible solution in orthopedics area, where customized implants can be framed in a required shape and size, hence can help the substitution with the customizing products. Finally, this paper discusses the future development trend of the orthopedic implant.