The application of computer graphics in foot and ankle surgical planning and reconstruction.
This article presents examples of current technologies in computer graphics as applied to foot and ankle surgery. Presently, there are two areas of great potential in computer graphics: (1) preoperative surgical planning, and (2) computer-aided design and manufacturing of custom implants.
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Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
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D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted