ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Individualized 3D-printed navigation template-assisted tension band wiring for olecranon fractures.
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- Clinical added value of 3D printed patient-specific guides in orthopedic surgery (excluding knee arthroplasty): a systematic review.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Application of 3D-printed navigation templates in intertrochanteric femoral fractures: technical optimization and prospective randomized controlled study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Trial
- Hook plate fixation and tension band wiring in the treatment of Mayo type II olecranon fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose3D printing techniques guide precision medicine and show great development potential in clinical applications. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of 3D-printed navigation templates versus free-hand in tension band wiring (TBW) procedures for olecranon fractures.
methodsPatients who underwent TBW due to Mayo type II olecranon fractures between January 2019 and December 2021 in our hospital were prospectively enrolled in the study. The patients were divided into the 3D printed navigation template guiding TBW group (3D printed group) and the free-hand TBW group (free-hand group). The primary endpoint of this study was the success rate of the bicortical placement of Kirschner wires (K-wires). Times of intraoperative fluoroscopy, operation times, complications, VAS scores, and Mayo Elbow Performance Scores (MEPS) were analyzed as the secondary outcomes measure.
resultsThe success rate of the bicortical placement of K-wires was 85.7% in the 3D Printed group was significantly higher than the free-hand group (60%). There were fewer times of intraoperative fluoroscopy in the 3D Printed group (1.43 ± 0.51) than that in the free-hand group (2.60 ± 1.00) with statistical significance (P < 0.05). At the date of the last follow-up, four patients suffer from pain and skin injury at the K-wires insertion site in the 3D Printed group and 14 patients in the free-hand group, a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in operation time, VAS scores, and MEPS between the two groups.
conclusionsThe individualized 3D-printed navigation template-assisted TBW demonstrated good accuracy and resulted in reduced times of intraoperative fluoroscopy and complication compared to the free-hand TBW for olecranon fractures.
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