ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2020
Personalized Three-Dimensional Printed Anterior Titanium Plate to Treat Double-Column Acetabular Fractures: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.
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- Developing a core outcome set for acetabular fractures: a systematic review (part I).Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 3D Printing Technology for the Treatment of Acetabular Fractures.BioMed research international · 2021Pooled it
- Advantages of three-dimensional printing in the management of acetabular fracture fixed by the Kocher-Langenbeck approach: randomised controlled trial.International orthopaedics · 2022Trial
- [Biomechanical study on wing shaped titanium plate fixation of acetabular anterior column and posterior hemi-transverse fracture under multiple working conditions].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Article
- Design considerations for patient-specific bone fixation plates: a literature review.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2023Review
- Inclined angles of acetabular quadrilateral plate: digital measurement and clinical application of the new anatomical concept.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- 3D printing metal implants in orthopedic surgery: Methods, applications and future prospects.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2023Review
- Third-Generation Dynamic Anterior Plate-Screw System for Quadrilateral Fractures: Digital Design Based on 834 Pelvic Measurements.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Three-Dimensional Printing and Fracture Mapping in Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Morphological Asymmetry of Pelvic Rings: A Study Based on Three-Dimensional Deviation Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Is Plating Fixation Through the Kocher-Langenbeck Approach for Associated Posterior Wall Fragment Indispensable in Both-Column Acetabular Fractures?Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Does 3D-Assisted Acetabular Fracture Surgery Improve Surgical Outcome and Physical Functioning?-A Systematic Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
- Obturator Oblique and Pubic Ramus Inlet Views Can Better Guide the Insertion of an Anterior Column Acetabular Screw.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Article
- The Global Research Trends and Hotspots on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Bibliometric and Visualized Study.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
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objectiveTo compare the clinical efficacy and safety of a personalized three-dimensional (3D) printed dynamic anterior plate-screw system for the quadrilateral area (DAPSQ) titanium plate and a traditional DAPSQ reconstruction plate in the treatment of double-column acetabular fractures.
methodsThis was a retrospective case-control study. From May 2014 to January 2018, 43 patients with double-column acetabular fractures underwent open reduction and internal fixation. Among these, 20 cases were fixed with a 3D printed DAPSQ plate (3D printed group) and 23 cases were fixed with a DAPSQ reconstruction plate (control group). The 3D printed group comprised 15 men and 5 women, with an average age of 50.1 ± 8.2 years. The control group comprised 16 men and 7 women, with an average age of 51.0 ± 8.6 years. The evaluation index included the surgical data (i.e. blood loss, operating time, duration of hospital stay, and intraoperative and postoperative complications), position and length of implants, reduction quality, hip function, and related complications. The reduction quality was evaluated using the Matta scoring standard and hip function was evaluated using the modified Merle d'Aubigné score.
resultsA total of 43 patients met the inclusion criteria. The mean postoperative follow up was 35.2 months in the 3D printed group and 36.9 months in the control group. There were no significant group differences in demographic data between the two groups. The position and length of the 3D printed implants were generally in accord with preoperative planning using a 3D pelvic model. Patients in the 3D printed group had significantly shorter operation time (223.2 vs 260.5 min, P < 0.05) and less intraoperative blood loss (930.4 vs 1426.1 mL, P < 0.05) compared to the control group. Anatomic, imperfect, and poor reduction was obtained in 13, 5, and 2 cases in the 3D printed group, respectively, and was obtained in 12, 8, and 3 cases in the control group. The modified Merle d'Aubigné scores were excellent in 11 cases, good in seven cases, and fair in two cases in the 3D printed group. They were excellent in 11 cases, good in eight cases, fair in three cases, and poor in one case in the control group. The reduction quality and hip function did not differ within the groups (P > 0.05). The general complication rate in the 3D printed group and the control group was 15% and 26.1%, respectively, but the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant.
conclusionUse of a personalized 3D printed DAPSQ plate has potential advantages in reducing the operation time and blood loss during the treatment of double-column acetabular fractures.
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