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Title:: 3D printing technology: an aid to the treatment of humeral intercondylar fractures

Author(s):: GONG Hao; CHEN Fengrong; LIU Haoyuan; The First District of Orthopedics, The 73th Group Army Hospital of the Peoples Liberation Army/Chenggong Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China

Keywords:: Keywords: humeral intercondylar fracture 3D printing doctor-patient communication

Abstract:: Abstract: The intercondylar fracture of the humerus is one of the most difficult fractures to be treated at this stage because of the difficulties to achieve the best results under the current limited surgical procedures. The treatment of humeral intercondylar fractures with 3D printing technology was studied in this paper. 53 patients were divided into 3D printing treatment group and regular treatment group, and were operated by the same group of orthopedic surgeons. The results from intraoperative and postoperative follow-up showed that compared with regular treatment group, the 3D printing groups operation time was significantly shorter, the blood loss during the operation was significantly reduced, there was no significant differences in the fracture healing time, no serious complications were found after the operation, and the complication rate is also relatively low.