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Azhar Khan1, Saba Muzaffar2, Mohammed Imran3
1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, SKIMS Medical College & Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Abstract:
Management of angle and body fractures using 3D plates is of interest. Hence, patients were allocated into two distinct study groups of 25 each divided into experimental group which received 3D plate for fracture fixation and control participants who received the standard flat plates. The experimental 3D plate group obtained superior clinical outcomes when compared to the traditional plate group based on assessments of pain relief visual analog scale [(VAS) score: 3.2±1.4 vs. 5.1±2.0], functional progress (FIM score: 24.5±3.1 vs. 20.5±3.8), patient mobility rate (80% vs. 62%) throughout the study periods. Bony union time remained shorter (8.5±1.2 weeks vs. 12.3±1.5 weeks) for the experimental group with 3D plates while they experienced fewer complications (8% vs. 40%) during the treatment period as well as a faster weight-bearing recovery time (9.2±1.1 weeks vs. 13.4±1.4 weeks). Thus, the medical benefits of using three-dimensional plates in angle and body fracture management greatly surpass the features found in standard flat plates.
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