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3D-Printed Navigation Templates Improve PFNA Efficiency in Intertrochanteric Fractures

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October 2025

3D-Printed Navigation Templates Improve PFNA Efficiency in Intertrochanteric Fractures

Vol: 307| Issue: 10| Number:21| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Application of 3D-printed navigation templates in intertrochanteric femoral fractures: technical optimization and prospective randomized controlled study.

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol . 2025 Jul 21;35(1):313.

Contributing Authors:
H Wang M Poli F Bove G Bo F Nie U Mezzadri F Addevico D Capitani M Messori P Capitani

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Seventy patients with were randomized to 3D-printed navigation template–assisted proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) (n=35) or conventional PFNA (n=35). The primary outcome was operative time. Secondary outcomes included C-arm fluoroscopy frequency, intraoperative blood loss, main-incision length, Harris Hip Score (HHS) and pain (VAS) at 1, 3, and 12 months, and adverse events. Follow-up oc...

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