title: A Novel Computer-Aided Approach for Parametric Investigation of Custom Design of Fracture Fixation Plates.
abstract: The present study proposes an integrated computer-aided approach combining femur surface modeling, fracture evidence recover plate creation, and plate modification in order to conduct a parametric investigation of the design of custom plate for a specific patient. The study allows for improving the design efficiency of specific plates on the patients' femur parameters and the fracture information. Furthermore, the present approach will lead to exploration of plate modification and optimization. The three-dimensional (3D) surface model of a detailed femur and the corresponding fixation plate were represented with high-level feature parameters, and the shape of the specific plate was recursively modified in order to obtain the optimal plate for a specific patient. The proposed approach was tested and verified on a case study, and it could be helpful for orthopedic surgeons to design and modify the plate in order to fit the specific femur anatomy and the fracture information.
authors.affiliation: College of Internet of Things Engineering, Hohai University, Changzhou, China; School of Intelligent Equipment and Information Engineering, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Engineering, Jiangsu, China.
authors.forename: Xiaozhong
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4351-9753
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: College of Internet of Things Engineering, Hohai University, Changzhou, China; Changzhou City Key Lab of Orthopedic Implants Digital Technology, Changzhou, China.
authors.forename: Kunjin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0843-858X
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: College of Internet of Things Engineering, Hohai University, Changzhou, China; Changzhou City Key Lab of Orthopedic Implants Digital Technology, Changzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhengming
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5763-1503
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001860:Bone Plates; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design