Baseline and hospitalization information
A total of 48 patients were included in this study, with 24 in the individualized plate group. Among them, 15 were male and 9 were female, with an age range of 20–62 years and an average age of (42.8 ± 10.1) years, and a BMI of (24.5 ± 3.3). In the conventional plate group, there were 24 patients, including 13 males and 11 females, with an age range of 21–64 years and an average age of (40.7 ± 10.1) years, and a BMI of (25.2 ± 3.2). The baseline characteristics of the two groups were statistically similar (p > 0.05) (Table Patient baseline and hospitalization information.The preparation time before surgery and hospitalization time in the individualized plate group were slightly longer than those in the conventional plate group ((135.0 ± 6.0) h vs (98.3 ± 7.5) h, p < 0.001; (10.5 ± 0.8) days vs (9.0 ± 0.7) days, p < 0.001), with significant differences (p < 0.001). This difference may be attributed to the impact of 3D printing time and the customization time of individualized plates in the individualized plate group ((640.6 ± 40.7) min; (47.8 ± 2.3) h) (Table 