Application of 3-Dimensional Printing Technology to Kirschner Wire Fixation of Adolescent Condyle Fracture.
Condyle fractures are common in children and are increasingly treated with open reduction. Three-dimensional printing has developed into an important method of assisting surgical treatment. This report describes the case of a 14-year-old patient treated for a right condyle fracture at the authors' hospital. Preoperatively, the authors designed a surgical guide using 3-dimensional printing and virtual surgery. The 3-dimensional surgical guide allowed accurate alignment of the fracture using Kirschner wire without additional dissection and tissue injury. Kirschner wire fixation augmented by 3-dimensional printing technology produced a good outcome in this adolescent condyle fracture.
Attending Physician, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, China.
Zhiwei
Z
Dong
Attending Physician, Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Qihong
Q
Li
Attending Physician, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Shizhu
S
Bai
Department Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command, Shenyang, China. Electronic address: narenzhangli@163.com.
Li
L
Zhang
D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional