Title
3D plates for managing angle and body fracture
Authors
Azhar Khan1, Saba Muzaffar2, Mohammed Imran3, Mir Shayan2, Shoaib N Parkar4 & Yogesh Garg5,*
Affiliation
1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, SKIMS Medical College & Hospital, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; 2Private Practitioner, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; 3Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560032, India; 4Private Practitioner, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; 5Department of Public Health Dentistry, JCD Dental College, Sirsa, Haryana, India; *Corresponding author
Azhar Khan - E - mail: drazhar.maxfax@gmail.com
Saba Muzaffar - E - mail: sabamuzaffar19@gmail.com
Mohammed Imran - E - mail: Imranbaaz@gmail.com
Mir Shayan - E - mail: mirshayan73.ms@gmail.com
Shoaib N Parkar - E - mail: dr.shoaibparkar@gmail.com
Yogesh Garg - E - mail: yogeshgarg1988@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received March 1, 2025; Revised March 31, 2025; Accepted March 31, 2025, Published March 31, 2025
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.
Keywords
Angle fracture, body fracture, 3D plates
Citation
Khan et al. Bioinformation 21(3): 319-323 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
