Abstract:Purpose
Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the ankle is a chronic disease that can severely limit function and cause debilitating pain, and with the development of digital medicine, 3D printing patient-specific instrumentation has been used in many subjects. The purpose of the study was to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of 3D-printed patient-specific guides with the traditional open- wedge supramalleolar osteotomy .
Materials and methods
We retrospectively analyzed 10 patients with varus an… Show more
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