ArticleScientific reports2024
3D-printed model is a useful addition in orthopedic resident education for the understanding of tibial plateau fractures.
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- Evaluating the educational impact of tomography-based high-resolution 3D-printed distal radius fracture models.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Clinical Efficacy and Accuracy of 3D-Printed Medical Devices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Can the Finite Element Method Be Applied to Patient-Specific Implant Evaluation?Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2026Article
- Feasibility and Mechanical Strength Evaluation of New Customized Implants for Tibial Plateau Fractures Fixation.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Orthopedic Trainees' Perception of the Educational Utility of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Anatomical Models: A Questionnaire-Based Observational Study.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- Integrated 3D printing and case-based learning in orthopedic residency education for geriatric hip fracture management.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore the role of the three-dimension (3D) printed models in orthopedic resident training of tibial plateau fractures. A total of 41 residents from our institution were divided into two groups. The intervention group, consisting of 20 residents, had access to 3D-printed models illustrating thirteen tibial plateau fractures. In contrast, the control group, comprising 21 residents, received digital images of thirteen identical tibial plateau fractures. Evaluation of learning outcomes included the accurate identification of tibial plateau fracture patterns, deduction of traumatic mechanisms, preoperative plan, assessment time, and subjective questionnaire responses. The participants with 3D printed models scored significantly higher in both the Schatzker classification and Luo three-column classification compared to those without 3D printed models. Residents in the intervention group performed better in accuracy in deducing traumatic mechanisms compared to the control group. In addition, the sum score of preoperative plan in the intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control group. Specifically, participants with 3D printed models scored higher in surgical approach choice and implants placement than these in the control group. Residents exposed to 3D printed models also spent less time to complete the assessment than those with access only to digital imaging. Subjective assessments indicated that 3D-printed models boosted confidence in fracture identification, improved preoperative plan for fracture management and enhanced the understanding in injury mechanism of tibial plateau fractures. Furthermore, residents agreed that the use of 3D-printed models heightened their interest in learning tibial plateau fractures. Therefore, the addition of 3D printed models significantly contributed to a comprehensive understanding of tibial plateau fractures, the improvement in fracture identification, inferring injury mechanisms and preoperative plan.
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