title: The application of computer graphics in foot and ankle surgical planning and reconstruction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bechtold
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Powless
mesh_terms: 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