A system for ultrasound-guided computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery

Computer assisted orthopaedic surgery -- CAOS.

The use of computer navigation in orthopedic surgery allows for real time intraoperative feedback resulting in higher precision of bone cuts, better alignment of implants and extremities, easier fracture reductions, less radiation and better documentation than what is possible in classical orthopaedic procedures. There is no need for direct and repeated visualization of many anatomical landmark...

Robotics and computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery.

These are just a few representative applications of the synergistic use of computer and robotic technology assisting the orthopaedic surgeon. While the individual systems are certain to change over time, the basic principles of correlating radiographic and anatomic data through a registration process, and displaying additional instrument or implant information through smart tools and surgical n...

6 Computer-assisted Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery State of the Art 6.2 Computer-assisted Orthopaedic Surgery

With the advent of precise preand intraoperative imaging means, the development of sophisticated image data visualization, and the accessibility of submillimetric, real-time tracking of objects in space, surgical navigation systems have been created that aim at enhanced surgical accuracy and ultimately improved clinical outcome [3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 20]. Numerous studies have shown the superiority ...

A new system for completely MR-based computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery

We develop a new reference system for computer assisted orthopaedic surgery completely based on magnetic resonance (MR) images without any use of computer tomogra-phy (CT) images. In contrast to existing CT-based systems two major problems have to be solved. Firstly, the MR-images contain geometrical distortions. These distortions are caused by the fact that the body itself and the surronding a...

Ultrasound-Guided Navigation System for Orthognathic Surgery