Outcome Evaluation of Three-Dimensionally Printed Patient-Specific Surgical Plates for Mandibular Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Prospective and retrospective studies.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects and accuracy of three-dimensionally (3D)-printed patient-specific surgical plates used for mandibular defect reconstruction.

Methods

This study included patients who underwent mandibular defect reconstruction with vascularized autogenous bone grafts between January 2012 and August 2021. They were divided into experimental (fixation with 3D-printed surgical plates) and control (fixation with conventional surgical plates) groups. Flap survival rate, postoperative complications and patient self-evaluated facial appearance were compared. Mandibular reconstruction accuracy evaluation included postoperative position deviation of the whole mandible, transp

SUBMITTER: Zhang WB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562980 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature