DocumentCode
544582
Title
Towards an automated system for the custom CAD/CAM of hip joints
Author
Harvey, G.R. ; Harvey, R.A.H. ; Harvey, D.R.H.
Author_Institution
Queen´´s Univ. of Belfast, Belfast, UK
Volume
3
fYear
1992
fDate
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Firstpage
941
Lastpage
942
Abstract
Acrylic cement provides immediate fixation for hip joints, but the effect is not always permanent and painful loosening of the prosthesis often results. To overcome the difficulty of loosening surgeons and bioengineers have combined to to design non-cemented custom hip prostheses that fit accurately into the intramedullary canal of the diseased joint. Most of the pre-operational planning for hip replacement can now be automated with the assistance of computers.
Keywords
CAD/CAM; biomedical materials; bone; medical computing; organic compounds; prosthetics; acrylic cement; automated system; bioengineers; custom CAD/CAM; diseased joint; hip joint fixation; hip joints; hip replacement; intramedullary canal; loosening surgeons; noncemented custom hip prostheses; pre-operational planning; prosthesis; Bones; Hip; Joints; Prosthetics; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Paris
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-0816-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761317
Filename
5761317
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