3-D Printed Fracture Models Improve Resident Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Operative Fracture Management.

Objective: To determine if preoperative examination of patient additive manufactured (AM) fracture models can be used to improve resident operative competency and patient outcomes.

Design: Prospective cohort study. Seventeen matched pairs of fracture fixation surgeries (for a total of 34 surgeries) were performed.

Examining the novel use of continuous compression implants in clavicle reconstruction: A biomechanical study.

Background: Current implants for clavicle fractures are known to cause poor cosmesis and irritation, which may require implant removal. Low-profile shape-memory staples provide an attractive alternative, but their biomechanical utility in clavicle reconstruction is unknown. We hypothesized that shape-memory reconstructions would be more compliant compared to traditional constructs but would also outperform conventional plates during cyclic loading to failure.