Computer-assisted surgery in orthopedic oncology

Computer-assisted surgery in orthopedic oncology

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In orthopedic oncology, computer-assisted surgery (CAS) can be considered an alternative to fluoroscopy and direct measurement for orientation, planning, and margin control. However, only small case series reporting specific applications have been published. We therefore describe possible applications of CAS and report preliminary results in 130 procedures. PATIENTS AND...

Computer Assisted Orthopedic Surgery in TKA

Computer-assisted navigation in orthopedic surgery.

Computer-assisted navigation has a role in some orthopedic procedures. It allows the surgeons to obtain real-time feedback and offers the potential to decrease intra-operative errors and optimize the surgical result. Computer-assisted navigation systems can be active or passive. Active navigation systems can either perform surgical tasks or prohibit the surgeon from moving past a predefined zon...

Computer-Assisted Guidance for Orthopedic Surgery

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Registration Techniques in Computer Assisted Orthopedic Surgery (CAOS)

A couple of years ago, before the introduction of GPS systems in nearly every car and before the widespread availability of mobile phone networks in eastern Europe, I was visiting some friends in a foreign country. On the way home, it began snowing lightly, and for some odd reason, the snow sticked to nearly every traf! c sign, so it was impossible to read the guideposts, which told us the corr...