title: Computer corner #17. Computer-assisted preoperative planning (CAPP) on an office personal computer.
abstract: Determination of a preoperative plan is one of the more challenging aspects of performing corrective osteotomies for traumatic or other skeletal deformities. With the advent of sophisticated graphics hardware in personal computers, a method of preoperative planning has been developed which is less time-consuming and more versatile than conventional methods. Using OrthoPlan, radiographs are traced on a backlit, digitizing tablet attached to a microcomputer. A variety of osteotomies may be rapidly simulated on the computer screen and the surgical outcome visualized. Computer-assisted preoperative planning (CAPP) can be effectively used to decrease planning time, allow visualization of multiple surgical options, and predict results.
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D009985:Orthopedics; D010027:Osteotomy; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted