linical application of personalized 3D printing-guided template of intramedullary lag screw insertion on lateral superior ramous of pubic / 中国骨伤

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy and advantages of personalized 3D printing-guided template of lateral superior ramous of pubic intramedullary lag screw.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From July 2015 to December 2016, 20 patients with the superior and inferior ramous of pubis fracture were treated with lag screws placement. All the patients were divided into test group(with guided template) and control group(with general operation). There were 7 males and 3 females with an average age of (46.20±3.03) years old in test group and 6 males and 4 males with (48.50±2.25) years old in control group. There were 6 cases and 5 cases of superior and inferior branches fractures of pubic on the left side and 4 cases and 5 cases on the right side in two groups respectively. The operation time, perspective times and bleeding loss were compared between two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The test group and the control group had no statistically significant relative to gender, age, fracture classification. The average time of surgery, average intraoperative fluoroscopy times, mean blood loss in test group were (31.0±5.3) min, (3.5±2.1) times, (75.6±10.5) ml respectively, and in control group were(55.0±6.8) min, (27.6±3.2) times, (85.5±12.5) ml respectively. There were significant Statistical differences between two groups(<0.05) in average operation time and average fluoroscopy times, however, mean blood loss had no significant differences between two groups(>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The personalized guide template based on 3D printing technology could realize precise placement of the lateral intramedullary lag screw fixation in the superior branch of pubic, also could save the operation time and reduce the times of radiation exposure of patients and surgeons.</p>