Open AccessDo 3-D Printed Handheld Models Improve Surgeon Reliability for Recognition of Intraarticular Distal Radius Fracture Characteristics?
Author(s) -
David W. G. Langerhuizen,
Job N. Doornberg,
Michiel M.A. Janssen,
Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs,
Ruurd L. Jaarsma,
Stein J. Janssen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001356
Subject(s) - medicine , fracture (geology) , radiography , radius , mobile device , lunate , surgery , orthodontics , computer science , geotechnical engineering , computer security , engineering , operating system
For fracture care, radiographs and two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) CT are primarily used for preoperative planning and postoperative evaluation. Intraarticular distal radius fractures are technically challenging to treat, and meticulous preoperative planning is paramount to improve the patient's outcome. Three-dimensionally printed handheld models might improve the surgeon's interpretation of specific fracture characteristics and patterns preoperatively and could therefore be clinically valuable; however, the additional value of 3-D printed handheld models for fractures of the distal radius, a high-volume and commonly complex fracture due to its intraarticular configuration, has yet to be determined.