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Table 4 Case descriptive data, duration of design and print, print accuracy and positioning errors

From: Fixation of pelvic acetabular fractures using 3D-printed fracture plates: a cadaver study

ID

Sex (M/F)

Fracture type

Age

(years)

Design iterations (#)

CT image processing (hours)

Plate design time (hours)

Screw design time (hours)

Guide design (hours)

3D-printing duration (hours)

Post-processing (hours)*

Implantation time (hours)

Total (hours)

Case 1 medial

F

Central dislocation fracture

95

2

2.5

1.5

2

0

27

5

0.8

40.8

Case 1 lateral

F

Central dislocation fracture

95

3

1

1

1.5

0

27

5

0.7

39.2

Case 2

F

Posterior wall fracture

93

3

4

11.7

1.5

0

27

5

0.8

52.2

Case 3

F

Posterior wall and column

66

1

1

1

1

0

18

14.5

0.8

37.3

Case 4

F

Transverse with central dislocation

91

2

3.5

1

2

3

27

5

0.8

44.3

Case 5

M

Posterior wall and column

90

1

3.5

1.5

2.5

0

22

5

1.0

36.5

Mean ± 1.0 STD

88.3 ± 11.1

2.0 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 4.3

1.8 ± 0.5

0.5 ± 1.2

24.7 ± 3.8

6.6 ± 3.9

0.8 ± 0.1

41.7 ± 5.8

  1. *Post-processing comprised thermal anneal, support removal, smoothing operations (bead blasting, sanding)