01 January 2020>: Clinical Research
A Novel Instant 3-Dimensional Printing System for Postoperative Fracture Patients: A Comparative Cohort Study
Lang Chen ACE* , Yuan Xiong ACE* , Bobin Mi B , Chenchen Yan C , Xudong Xie F , Zexi He F , Wu Zhou BG* , Guohui Liu AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928240
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928240
Table 4 Clinical outcomes of the included patients.
Item | TP group (n=13) | 3D-AS (n=14) | P value | |
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Fracture union time (weeks) | 18.08±3.00 | 18.96±2.80 | 0.434 | |
Complications | Incision infection | 4/13 | 0/14 | 0.041* |
None union | 0/13 | 0/14 | – | |
Fragment displacement | 4/13 | 0/14 | 0.041* | |
VAS post-surgery | 64.19±5.72 | 52.75±6.50 | 0.000* | |
Patients’ satisfaction degree (%) | 87.31±3.88 | 91.71±5.02 | 0.018* | |
ROM (°) | Wrist | 58.00±6.76 | 63.21±5.89 | 0.042* |
Elbow | 99.31±7.03 | 109.21±11.74 | 0.014* | |
Ankle (plantar flexion) | 38.46±3.43 | 39.07±3.15 | 0.634 | |
Knee | 115.23±4.51 | 114.86±5.97 | 0.857 | |
* p VAS – visual analogue scale; ROM – range of motion; TP – traditional plaster; 3D-AS – instant three-dimensional printing appliance system. Normal range of ROM (°): wrist: 0–80, elbow: 0–135/150, ankle (plantar flexion): 45, knee: 0–130. |