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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022

Custom-Made Devices Represent a Promising Tool to Increase Correction Accuracy of High Tibial Osteotomy: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Presentation of Pilot Cases with a New 3D-Printed System.

Stefano Zaffagnini, Giacomo Dal Fabbro, Claudio Belvedere, Alberto Leardini, Silvio Caravelli, Gian Andrea Lucidi, Piero Agostinone, Massimiliano Mosca, Maria Pia Neri, Alberto Grassi

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Stefano Zaffagnini2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2941-1407
Giacomo Dal Fabbro2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8258-6425
Claudio BelvedereLaboratory of Movement Analysis and Functional Evaluation of Prosthesis, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4258-2267
Alberto LeardiniLaboratory of Movement Analysis and Functional Evaluation of Prosthesis, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3547-7370
Silvio Caravelli2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9092-225X
Gian Andrea Lucidi2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Piero Agostinone2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Massimiliano Mosca2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Maria Pia Neri2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Alberto Grassi2nd Orthopedics and Trauma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4236-1798

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe accuracy of the coronal alignment corrections using conventional high tibial osteotomy (HTO) falls short, and multiplanar deformities of the tibia require consideration of both the coronal and sagittal planes. Patient-specific instrumentations have been introduced to improve the control of the correction. Clear evidence about customized devices for HTO and their correction accuracy lacks.

methodsThe databases PUBMED and EMBASE were systematically screened for human and cadaveric studies about the use of customized devices for high tibial osteotomy and their outcomes concerning correction accuracy. Furthermore, a 3D-printed customized system for valgus HTO with three pilot cases at one-year follow-up was presented.

results28 studies were included. The most commonly used custom-made devices for HTO were found to be cutting guides. Reported differences between the achieved and targeted correction of hip-knee-ankle angle and the posterior tibial slope were 3° or under. The three pilot cases that underwent personalized HTO with a new 3D-printed device presented satisfactory alignment and clinical outcomes at one-year follow-up.

conclusionThe available patient-specific devices described in the literature, including the one used in the preliminary cases of the current study, showed promising results in increasing the accuracy of correction in HTO procedure.

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correction accuracycustom madehigh tibial osteotomyknee osteoarthritis

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PMID36233583
PMCPMC9571741

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