Biplane osteotomy assisted by 3D printing for malunion of tibial plateau fracture of Schatzker type Ⅳ / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the biplane osteotomy assisted by 3D printing for malunion of tibial plateau fracture of Schatzker type Ⅳ.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted of the 19 patients with malunion of tibial plateau fracture of Schatzker type Ⅳ who had been treated at Department of Orthopaedics, Jiaozuo People's Hospital and Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Zhengzhou Orthopaedics Hospital from February 2014 to May 2018. They were 11 males and 8 females, aged from 20 to 55 years (average, 37.6 years). The interval from injury to operation ranged from 3 to 8 months. All patients were treated with biplane osteotomy assisted by 3D printing. The tibiofemoral angle, tibial plateau varus angle, posterior tilt angle and Lysholm scores of knee joint were recorded before and after treatment. Postoperative complications were observed.Results:All patients were followed up for 12 to 28 months (average, 18.5 months).The fracture healing time ranged from 12 to 24 weeks (average, 15.5 weeks).At the last follow-up, the patient's tibiofemoral angle was 173.2°±2.0°, tibial plateau varus angle was 85.6°±1.3 °, and posterior tilt angle was 11.9°± 1.1 °, which were higher than the preoperative ones (154.1°±5.0°, 76.0°±1.8°, 18.9 °±1.6°), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05).The Lysholm scores at the last follow-up (89.8 ± 1.2) were significantly higher than the preoperative ones (52.0±4.4) ( P<0.05).One patient had to receive total knee arthroplasty because of difficult walking 6 months after operation. Conclusion:Biplane osteotomy assisted by 3D printing can delay development of traumatic arthritis, relieve pain and restore knee function in the treatment of malunion of tibial plateau fracture of Schatzker type Ⅳ.