title: [A method for automatic selection of optimal standard hip stems].
abstract: In a hip replacement case when a standard hip stem is chosen, it is rough to select hip stems before operation, thus some stand-up standard hip stems should be prepared. The operation time is usually prolonged. In order to solve this problem, this paper presents a method to automatically select optimal standard hip stems by computers. Femoral anatomical data of a patient are acquired from X-ray films. Based on these anatomical data and a database of average cross-sections in proximal femurs, proximal femur of the patient can be reconstructed. This proximal femur model makes it possible to optimally select a standard hip stem. Theory analyses indicate that the method, presented in this paper, is practicable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
authors.forename: Ruyu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Wendong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Kerong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Chengtao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography