A novel patient-specific 3D printed guide for accurate femoral derotation osteotomies: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Femoral malrotation errors are prevalent after intramedullary (IM) nailing for femur fractures. Supposing fracture consolidation has occurred, only a derotation osteotomy can offer a solution to this complication, despite in situ nail interference. The authors present a novel case-based surgical technique using 3D technology to obtain an accurate derotation correction and desired clinical outcome while facilitating surgery technics.

Case description

A 32-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with ongoing right anterior groin pain. Three months earlier, she sustained a high energy fall resulting in a subtrochanteric femur fracture. This was treated with a long IM femoral nail (PFNA™, Synthes, Solothurn, Switzerland) elsewhere. Postoperatively, she develo

SUBMITTER: Van Genechten W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113089 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature