Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering (한국CDE학회논문집)

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A Simulation System of Total Knee Replacement Surgery for Extracting 3D Surgical Parameters

슬관절 전치환술용 3차원 시술변수 추출 시스템

  • 전용태 (세종대학교 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2011.06.21
  • Accepted : 2011.07.08
  • Published : 2011.10.01
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Abstract

The goal of total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is to replace patient's knee joint with artificial implants in order to restore normal knee joint functions. Since mismatched knee implants often cause a critical balancing problem and short durability, designing a well-fitted implant to a patient's knee joint is essential to improve surgical outcomes. We developed a software system that three-dimensionally (3D) simulates TKR surgery based upon 3D knee models reconstructed from computed tomography (CT) imaging. The main task of the system was to extract precise 3D anatomical parameters of a patient's knee that were directly used to determine a custom fit implant and to virtually perform TKR surgery. The virtual surgery was simulated by amputating a 3D knee model and positioning the determined implant components on the amputated knee. The test result shows that it is applicable to derive surgical parameters, determine individualized implant components, rehearse the whole surgical procedure, and train medical staff or students for actual TKR surgery. The feasibility and verification of the proposed system is described with examples.

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