| Objective To analyze the clinical effect of 3D printing assisted internal fixation with medial and lateral locking plates for Schatzker type Ⅵ fracture of tibial plateau. Methods Forty patients with Schatzker type Ⅵ fracture of tibial plateau in orthopedics department of the First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District, Wuhan City from June 2018 to June 2020 were randomly selected and randomly divided into two groups, with 20 cases in each group. Among them, patients in the control group were treated with medial and lateral locking plate internal fixation, and patients in the experimental group were treated with 3D printing technology assisted with medial and lateral locking plate internal fixation. The operative time, number of fluoroscopies, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative wound infection, Rasmussen anatomical position score and functional score were observed in two groups. Results Compared with the control group, the operative time, number of fluoroscopy and intraoperative blood loss in the experimental group were significantly shortened. However, there were no significant differences in the incidence of wound infection, the excellent and good rates of anatomical position score and functional score six months after operation between the two groups. Conclusion 3D printing assisted internal fixation with medial and lateral locking plates can shorten the operative time, reduce the intraoperative blood loss and the number of fluoroscopy in the treatment of Schatzker type Ⅵ fractures of tibial plateau, which is worthy of clinical recommendation. |
