3D plates for managing angle and body fracture
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
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.
Source: Bioinformation
Authors: Azhar Khan, Saba Muzaffar, Private Practitioner, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Mohammed Imran, Mir Shayan, Private Practitioner, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Shoaib N Parkar, Private Practitioner, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Yogesh Garg
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4408998455