ArticleInternational orthopaedics2021
Calcaneal fractures: 3D-printing model to assist spatial weaving of percutaneous screws versus conventional open fixation-a retrospective cohort study.
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- Comparative outcomes of conservative, steinmann pin, and plate fixation in calcaneal fractures: a subtype-based evaluation according to the essex-lopresti classification.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Design and Biomechanical Finite Element Analysis of Spatial Weaving Infracalcaneal Fixator System.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- The Upper Limb Orthosis in the Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients: The Role of 3D Printing.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Three-dimensional printed cast assisted screw fixation of calcaneal fractures: a prospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Individualized 3D-printed navigation template-assisted tension band wiring for olecranon fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Ankle and foot surgery: from arthrodesis to arthroplasty, three dimensional printing, sensors, artificial intelligence, machine learning technology, digital twins, and cell therapy.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study compared the clinical effectiveness and wound complications of a three-dimensional model-assisted spatial weaving screw fixation (3D-SWSF) versus open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) via an L-shaped extensile lateral approach for calcaneal fractures.
methodsThis single-centre retrospective cohort study was conducted with two cohort groups in which patients with Sanders II and III calcaneal fractures underwent 3D-SWSF or conventional ORIF. The clinical outcome measures included operation duration, time to operation, wound complications, blood loss volume, hospital stays, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot score, and visual analog scale (VAS) score. The pre-operative, post-operative, and one-year follow-up Gissane's angle (GA), Böhler's angle (BA), height, and width and length of the calcaneal fractures were also compared between the two groups.
resultsFrom Oct 2015 to Oct 2019, 31 patients received 3D-SWSF and 41 received conventional ORIF. A total of 11 (26.8%) patients in ORIF group had wound complications, compared with only two (6.5%) in 3D-SWSF group (p = 0.032). Operative time, blood loss, and hospital stay in 3D-SWSF group were lesser than those in ORIF group. The patients treated with 3D-SWSF had better AOFAS and VAS scores than those treated with ORIF at the last follow-up. The post-operative and one-year follow-up radiographic indexes as well as the GA, BA, length, width, and height of the calcaneal fractures were relatively comparable between the two groups.
conclusionOur study revealed that 3D-SWSF could effectively decrease the risk of wound complications, shorten operation time, reduce length of hospitalization, and improve post-operative rehabilitation.
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