Surgical treatment for both-column acetabular fractures using pre-operative virtual simulation and three-dimensional printing techniques.

CONCLUSIONS: The use of a pre-operative virtual simulation and 3D printing technology is a more effective method for treating both-column acetabular fractures. This method can shorten the operation and instrumentation times, reduce blood loss, blood transfusion and the time of intra-operative fluoroscopy, and improve the post-operative fracture reduction quality.
CLINICAL TRAIL REGISTRATION: No.ChiCTR1900028230; http://www.chictr.org.cn.
PMID: 31977558 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - January 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Huang JH, Liao H, Tan XY, Xing WR, Zhou Q, Zheng YS, Cao HY, Zeng CJ Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research