Three dimensional patient-specific printed cutting guides for closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedics, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, No. 82, Zhongshan Road, Harbin, 150036, Heilongjiang, China. [Email]

Abstract

Medial closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy (MCWDFO) was used to treat valgus knee malalignment combined with lateral compartment disease. The clinical outcome of the osteotomy depends on the accurate correction of valgus malalignment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a MCWDFO assisted by three-dimensional (3D)-printed cutting guides and locking guides.

Keywords

3D printing,Lateral compartment knee osteoarthritis,Medial closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy,Patient-specific surgical guides,Valgus knee,