Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 697-704.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2019.06.017

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Clinical application of TKA surgery assisted by 3D printing osteotomy guide plate in Hexi Corridor 

NIU Ming, MA Ju-rong, WU Xu-nian, WANG Tong, CAI Jing-wei, WANG Xu-bo    

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Ganzhou District People's Hospital, Zhangye 734000, Gansu Province, China
  • Received:2019-04-10 Online:2019-11-25 Published:2019-12-03

Abstract: Objective To compare the differences of clinical efficacy between 3D printing technology surgical method and conventional surgical method in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to investigate the application of 3D printing osteotomy technique assisted TKA in the treatment of knee arthropathy. Methods From October 2015 to June 2018, 136 knees of 120 patients with TKA were randomly divided into two groups, a 3D group and a conventional group. The 60 patients in the 3D group (70 knees) used 3D printing osteotomy guide plate to assist the TKA operation. The 60 patients (66 knees) in the conventional group adopted the traditional TKA method over the same period. There were no significant differences in age, gender and knee society score grade among two groups before operation (P>0.05). Operation time, the actual distal femur and the osteotomy data of proximal tibia during operation were recorded. The mechanical femur tibia angle (MFTA), the sagittal tibia plateau caster angle (STCA) of two groups after operation were measured by X-ray and were analyzed statistically, and the knee society score (KSS) was recorded and compared between the two groups at the end of the follow-ups.  Results All patients were followed up for 9~32 months, no infection, prosthesis loosening or motion was observed in two groups. No significant differences in the distal femur and the osteotomy data of proximal tibia were found between the planned value in 3D group and the actual value in the operation (P>0.05). There were statistical significances in operation time, MFTA value and STCA value between 3D group and conventional group (P<0.05). The 3D group had better clinical and functional grade in KSS than the conventional group during the last follow-ups. and there were statistical significances (P<0.05). Conclusion The 3D printing technique can simplify the operation procedure, improve the surgical accuracy and the clinical efficacy, making it worthy of further promotion.

Key words: Knee-joint,  Arthroplasty,  3D printing,  Osteotomy,  Personalized

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