ArticleBMC surgery2023
Application of preoperative 3D printing in the internal fixation of posterior rib fractures with embracing device: a cohort study.
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- Comparative clinical study of total thoracoscopic surgery and thoracoscopy-assisted small-incision surgery for multiple rib fractures.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- 3-dimensional reconstruction and mixed reality in thoracic surgery: a narrative review and user guide.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
- The revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence in orthopedics: comprehensive review of current benefits and challenges.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Review
- Lateral Cortical Fixation as the Optimal Strategy for Achieving Stability in Rib Fractures: A Patient-Specific Finite Element Analysis.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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backgroundTo explore the impact of preoperative 3D printing on the fixation of posterior rib fractures utilizing a memory alloy embracing device of rib under thoracoscopy.
methodsThe enrolled patients were divided into the 3D printing (11 patients) and the non-3D printing (18 patients) groups, based on whether a 3D model of ribs was prepared prior to surgery. Analysis was conducted comparing the average fixation time per fracture, postoperative fixation loss, and poor reduction of fractured end between the two groups.
resultsThe average fixation time of each fracture was 27.2 ± 7.7 min in the 3D printing group and 29.3 ± 8.2 min in the non-3D printing group, with no statistically significant difference observed between the two groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of poor fracture fixation in the 3D printing group was statistically lower than that in the non-3D printing group (12.9% vs. 44.7%, P < 0.05). Further stratified analysis revealed that the off-plate rate in the 3D printing group and the non-3D group was (3.2% vs. 12.8%, P > 0.05), and the dislocation rate of the fractured end was (9.7% vs. 31.9%, P < 0.05).
conclusionsThe application of 3D printing technology to prepare the rib model before surgery is proves beneficial in reducing the occurrence of poor fixation of fractures and achieving precise and individualized treatment.
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