Application of 3D Printing in the Surgical Planning of Trimalleolar Fracture and Doctor-Patient Communication

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A 37-year-old female had a left trimalleolar fracture and underwent open reduction and internal fixation. 3D prototype was designed and printed by the authors; it was used for preoperative planning: (a) preoperative X-ray film; (b) postoperative X-ray film; (c) preoperative three-dimensional reconstruction by Mimics software; (d, e) digital fracture prototype and the corresponding 3D-printed 1 : 1 solid prototype.

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