Modeling and Validation of Rabbit Tibia Bone by Reverse Engineering

In the medical field, 3D modeling and prototyping of hard or soft tissues of living organisms provides great convenience for surgeons before the operation and during the simulation phase of the operation. In this study, 3D regular mesh and prototype models were created from normal CT data of the right tibia bone of a New Zealand albino rabbit and the errors occurring during this creation were compared. According to the results obtained, the lowest errors occurred in the TL dimension, while the largest errors occurred in the ITDD dimension. The measured error amounts vary between 0.8% and 7.2%. Considering these error margins compared to similar studies, it is seen that the modeling is quite normal and a satisfactory way to simulate surgeons has been created. Key Words: Rabbit Tibia, 3D Bone Modeling, Additive Manufacturing