Three-dimensional modelling of transosseous osteosynthesis for fracture treatment of limb short tubular bones

The object of the present study consists in the improvement of the outcomes in patients with fractures of limb short tubular bones using complex treatment with 3D-modelling of transosseous osteosynthesis surgery. For x-ray assessment a personal computer was used equipped with the means for input and visualization of images as well as having the software to process these images and functioning in standard Windows environment. 112 patients with fractures of limb short bones (clavicula, hand and foot ones) were treated using the technique of transosseous osteosynthesis. In 82 patients 3D-modelling of surgery was performed in the mode of 3D visualization with subsequent planning of just real surgery. The method allowed to improve anatomic and functional results, to reduce the duration of treatment, to lower the number of complications and unsatisfactory outcomes, to optimize the technique of transosseous osteosynthesis as a whole.