Table 3 Root-mean-square conformance distances for morphometric comparison of the fractured orbital wall and the mirrored counterpart.

From: Efficacy of 3D-printed patient specific implant for orbital wall fracture repair in a series of 40 patients

 

Root-mean-square conformance distance, median (interquartile range), mm

P valuea

P valueb

Preoperative

Postoperative

1 week

Postoperative

3 months

Postoperative

6 months

  

Total (N = 40)

3.426 (2.963–4.364)

0.894 (0.744–1.188)

0.959 (0.796–1.181)

1.073 (0.758–1.380)

< 0.001

0.958

Fractured orbital wall

      

Single (inferior or medial) (N = 28)

3.191 (2.727–3.798)

0.853 (0.605–1.148)

0.905 (0.676–1.131)

0.895 (0.623–1.366)

< 0.001

0.817

Inferior (N = 19)

3.249 (2.724–4.570)

0.894 (0.764–1.313)

0.941 (0.688–1.181)

0.998 (0.744–1.410)

< 0.001

0.883

Medial (N = 9)

3.133 (2.656–3.470)

0.732 (0.522–0.846)

0.830 (0.611–0.954)

0.707 (0.544–0.910)

< 0.001

0.803

Combined (Inferior & medial) (N = 12)

4.153 (3.648–4.714)

0.975 (0.890–1.188)

1.125 (0.988–1.720)

1.238 (1.116–1.502)

< 0.001

0.292

  1. aCompared between preoperative and postoperative 6-month values using the Wilcoxon singed–rank test.
  2. bCompared among values throughout postoperative follow-ups using the Kruskal–Wallis test.
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