Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports | pISSN 2250-0685 | eISSN | Available on www.jocr.co.in | doi: 2321-3817 10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.211 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, p...

1 Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, Doha, Qatar, 2 Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, United Kingdom, 3 Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Exercise and Sports Science Department, Doha, Qatar, 4 Aspetar – Qatar Orthopaedic and...

BACKGROUND In Australia, the demand for foot and ankle orthopaedic services in public health settings currently outweighs capacity. Introducing experienced allied health professionals into orthopaedic units to initiate the triage, assessment and management of patients has been proposed to help meet demand. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of introducing a podiatry-led assessment...

This research presents a virtual reality simulator for total hip replacement surgery. The simulator supports a library of 3D hip stem models for different sizes and manufacturers. The 3D hip stems can be adjusted in size and shape by parametric software and sent for 3D printing. Biocompatible materials such as titanium enable the 3D printed stems to be directly implanted on patients. Currently ...