Proof of concept of a simple computer-assisted technique for correcting bone deformities.
We propose a computer-assisted technique for correcting bone deformities using the Ilizarov method. Our technique is an improvement over prior art in that it does not require a tracking system, navigation hardware and software, or intraoperative registration. Instead, we rely on a postoperative CT scan to obtain all of the information necessary to plan the correction and compute a correction schedule for the patient. Our laboratory experiments using plastic phantoms produced deformity corrections accurate to within 3.0 degrees of rotation and 1 mm of lengthening.
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Burton
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Human Mobility Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. mab@cs.queensu.ca
Simpson
Amber L
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Ellis
Randy E
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D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome