Table 2 Clinical and functional data between two groups.

From: Pre-operative simulation using a three-dimensional printing model for surgical treatment of old and complex tibial plateau fractures

  

Conventional planning group (n = 22)

Planning with 3D printing group (n = 20)

P-value

Software time (min)

 

48.50 ± 4.79

n/a

3D printing time (min)

 

516.50 ± 84.18

n/a

Pre-operative simulation (including plate precontouring) (min)

 

118.50 ± 15.31

n/a

Operation time (min), M ± SD

 

152.50 ± 29.63

127.25 ± 8.03

0.001b

Blood loss (ml), M ± SD

 

266.36 ± 49.04

202.50 ± 36.26

0.001b

No. of fluoroscopy (n), M ± SD

 

11.00 ± 1.83

6.55 ± 1.09

0.001b

No. of plate reshaping (n), M ± SD

 

2.91 ± 1.06

0

n/a

Rasmussen’s score, n (%)

 

Excellent

10 (45.45)

15 (75.00)

0.05a*

 

Good

12 (54.55)

5 (25.00)

 
 

Fair

0 (00.00)

0 (00.00)

 
 

Poor

0 (00.00)

0 (00.00)

 

Complication, n (%)

 

7 (31.82)

3 (15.00)

 

HSS score, M ± SD

 

79.09 ± 6.75

86.05 ± 7.67

0.003b

HSS score, n (%)

 

Excellent

10 (45.45)

14 (70.00)

0.083a*

 

Good

10 (45.45)

4 (20.00)

 
 

Fair

2 (09.10)

2 (10.00)

 
 

Poor

0 (00.00)

0 (00.00)

 
  1. achi-squared test, bMann-Whitney test, *the excellent rate between groups. M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation; No.: number; n: patient number.