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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2021; 12(2): 82-93
Published online Feb 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i2.82
Published online Feb 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i2.82
Interobserver and intraobserver agreement for Letournel acetabular fracture classification system using 3-dimensional printed solid models
Eran Keltz, Doron Keshet, Eli Peled, Doron Norman, Yaniv Keren, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa 3525408, Israel
Eran Keltz, Doron Keshet, Eli Peled, Doron Norman, Yaniv Keren, Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
Yoav Zvi, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY 10461, United States
Author contributions: Keltz E drafted the manuscript; Keshet D participated in study design, data collection and analysis, and was the coordinator of this multicenter research; Keren Y initiated the study, designed it and supervised it; Peled E and Norman D contributed in collecting cases and providing consultation; Zvi Y assisted in coordinating the multicenter logistics and drafting the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Rambam Health Care Campus Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 0560-14-RMB).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they did not receive any funding in any form for this study and related topics. There is no conflict of interest what so ever.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at erankeltz@gmail.com . Participants consent for data sharing was not obtained but the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Eran Keltz, MD, Attending Doctor, Surgeon, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Ha'Aliya Ha'Shniya 8, Haifa 3525408, Israel. erankeltz@gmail.com
Received: August 6, 2020
Peer-review started: August 6, 2020
First decision: December 3, 2020
Revised: December 8, 2020
Accepted: December 16, 2020
Article in press: December 16, 2020
Published online: February 18, 2021
Peer-review started: August 6, 2020
First decision: December 3, 2020
Revised: December 8, 2020
Accepted: December 16, 2020
Article in press: December 16, 2020
Published online: February 18, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Three-dimensional (3-D) imaging and printing is an emerging technique in the field of orthopedic surgery. This study highlights the utility of 3-D printing in the treatment of complex acetabular fractures, as it relates to the traditionally used Judet-Letournel classification and the accustomed surgical approaches.