Thursday, July 22, 2021

Long-term efficacy and safety of 3D printed implant in patients with nasal septal deformities

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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06996-y. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of a 3D-printed bioresorbable polycaprolactone (PCL) nasal implant for nasal septal deformity reconstruction.

METHODS: Fourteen patients who had undergone nasal septum reconstruction surgery using 3D-printed PCL nasal septal implants were enrolled. The primary outcome was the change in total Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale scores between postoperative 3 months and current status (3.59 ± 0.51 years). The secondary outcomes were changes in the minimum cross-sectional area (MCA) and volume of both nasal cavities based on acoustic rhinometry, the cross-sectional area of the ostiomeatal unit, and the nasal septum angle of the paranasal sinus (PNS) in computed tomography (CT) images, and a visual analog scale (VAS) of the patients' subjective satisfaction.< /p>

RESULTS: The results showed no significant changes in the MCAs (Cohen's d:0.09; p = 0.711) or nasal volume (Cohen's d:0.26; p = 0.356), the area of the ostiomeatal unit (Cohen's d:0.49; p = 0.064), septum angles (Cohen's d:0.18; p = 0.831), the NOSE scale (Cohen's d:0.14; p = 0.621), or patients' subjective satisfaction (Cohen's d:0.52; p = 0.076) during the follow-up period.

CONCLUSIONS: This homogeneous composite microporous PCL nasal septal implant demonstrated long-term clinical efficacy and safety in human tissues that required maintenance of mechanical strength. Therefore, the indications for this implant could extend to various other craniofacial reconstructions in the future.

PMID:34291346 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06996-y

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