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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718510
Treatment of Distal Radio Vicious Consolidation: Corrective Osteotomy Through 3D Printing Prototyping[*]
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Abstract
Distal radial fractures are very common. Vicious consolidation can occur in up to one third of these fractures, resulting in wrist pain, restricted movement, and, eventually, physical limitation or disability. The treatment of this condition consists in corrective osteotomy, which requires careful preoperative planning due to its three-dimensional complexity, especially in injuries with joint involvement. Recently, prototyping based on three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of computed tomography (CT) scans has been used for osteotomy planning in a 3D anatomical model. It allows a better understanding of the deformity in a realistic surgical approach, leading to safer, faster, and more predictable procedures. The aim of the present study is to present this technique and show its use in two clinical cases.
Keywords
radial deformity - radial fractures complications - x-ray tomography - three-dimensional printing* The present study was performed by the Hand and Upper Limb Surgery group, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Publication History
Received: 26 April 2020
Accepted: 06 July 2020
Article published online:
10 February 2021
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