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Trial reportBioMed research international2020

3D-Printed Patient-Specific Instrumentation Technique Vs. Conventional Technique in Medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Prospective Comparative Study.

Yunhe Mao, Yang Xiong, Qi Li, Gang Chen, Weili Fu, Xin Tang, Luxi Yang, Jian Li

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. Accuracy of medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy using patient-specific instrumentation: a randomised cadaveric study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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  16. 3D osteotomies-improved accuracy with patient-specific instruments (PSI).European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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  20. [Application status of open-wedge high tibial osteotomy assisted by three-dimensional printing patient-specific cutting guides].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yunhe MaoDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1731-3586
Yang XiongDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.
Qi LiDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.
Gang ChenDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.
Weili FuDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.
Xin TangDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.
Luxi YangSichuan International Expo Group, Chengdu, China.
Jian LiDepartment of Sports Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7608-5547

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy and clinical outcomes of the medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) using a three-dimensional (3D-) printed patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) with that of conventional surgical techniques.

methodsA prospective comparative study which included 18 patients who underwent MOWHTO using 3D-printed PSI technique (3D-printed group) and 19 patients with conventional technique was conducted from Jan 2019 to Dec 2019. After the preoperative planning, 3D-printed PSI (cutting guide model) was used in MOWHTO for 3D-printed group, while freehand osteotomies were adopted in the conventional group. The accuracy of MOWHTO for each method was compared using the radiological index obtained preoperatively and postoperatively, including mechanical femorotibial angle (mFTA) and medial mechanical proximal tibial angle (mMPTA), and correction error. Regular clinical outcomes were also compared between the 2 groups.

resultsThe correction errors in the 3D-printed group were significantly lower than the conventional group (mFTA, 0.2° ± 0.6° vs. 1.2° ± 1.4°,

conclusionsWith the assistance of the 3D-printed patient-specific cutting guide model, a safe and feasible MOWHTO can be conducted with superior accuracy than the conventional technique.

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Printing, Three-DimensionalAdultArthroscopyBiomechanical PhenomenaDebridementFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleOsteotomyPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresProspective StudiesTibiaTreatment OutcomeVisual Analog Scale

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PMID33282939
PMCPMC7685795

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