Can Preoperative 3D Printing Change Surgeon’s Operative Plan for Distal Tibia Fracture?

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:9.62em"/><col style="width:10.34em"/><col style="width:11.84em"/><col style="width:7.09em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Changed numbers (%)</td><td class="align_center">Not changed numbers (%)</td><td class="align_center">Total numbers</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Inexperienced group</td><td class="align_center">42 (74%)</td><td class="align_center">15 (26%)</td><td class="align_center">57</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Experienced group</td><td class="align_center">14 (31%)</td><td class="align_center">31 (69%)</td><td class="align_center">45</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Inexperienced group: orthopedic surgeons who have operated less than 15 cases of distal tibia fracture.<br/>Experienced group: orthopedic surgeons who have operated more than 15 cases of distal tibia fracture.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Change of plate selection for complex distal tibia fracture after using 3D models.</div>

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Table 3: Can Preoperative 3D Printing Change Surgeon’s Operative Plan for Distal Tibia Fracture? 