Application of computer-based RP biomodelling in clinical orthopaedic surgery education

Author

Ma, Xing ; Yaoping Wu ; Liu, Jian ; Wu, Xiaoming

Author_Institution

Dept. of Orthopaedics, Xi´´an Jiaotong Univ., Xian, China

Volume

3

fYear

2010

fDate

22-24 June 2010

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) biomodels are essential for clinical orthopaedics. In this study, in order to improve the outcomes of orthopaedic surgical intervention and its clinical medical education, an advanced computer-based rapid prototyping (RP) biomodelling technique was used to fabricate 3D real size physical models of complex cases including highly difficult fractures and severe bone and joint deformities. As a result, the RP-produced vivid models made great contributions to achievement of much better understanding and preoperative planning for complex orthopaedic cases. On the other hand, outcomes of clinical medical education for orthopaedic residents and junior doctors were improved.

Keywords

biomedical education; computer aided instruction; medical computing; orthopaedics; software prototyping; surgery; clinical medical education; clinical orthopaedic surgery education; computer-based rapid prototyping biomodelling; orthopaedic surgical intervention; Application software; Biomedical computing; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Computer applications; Computer science education; Hospitals; Military computing; Orthopedic surgery; Prototypes; clinical orthopaedics; computer; medical education; rapid prototyping (RP); surgery;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Education Technology and Computer (ICETC), 2010 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6367-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICETC.2010.5529530

Filename

5529530