DeSSOS
Decision Support Software for Orthopaedic Surgery
Description
In order to improve upon the current failure rate of total knee arthroplasty procedures and to improve their longevity and functional performance, it is necessary to enhance the prosthesis selection and positioning methods used either pre- or intra-operatively by surgeons. The objective of the DeSSOS project is to provide orthopaedic surgeons involved with knee arthroplasty with the ability to pre-, and intra-operatively assess the optimal prosthetic configuration in order to maximise the effectiveness of the procedure and therefore to offer the best possible surgical outcome for the patient. This implies the ability to determine the most suitable shape, size, and orientation of prosthetic components as well as the ability to predict the kinematic function of an artificial knee based on a surgical plan for an individual patient. Further information is available in the detailed project description.
Members
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Partners
Bioengineering Science Research Group, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Great Britain (Dr. Mark Taylor, Mr. David Barrett)
Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité, University Medicine, Free and Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (Prof. Georg Duda, PD Dr. Med. Carsten Frank Perka)
Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands (Dr. Edward Valstar, Dr. Rob Nelissen)
Structural Mechanics and Material Modeling Group, Aragón Institute for Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza, Spain (Prof. Manuel Doblaré)
ESI Group, Rungis, France (Dr. Argiris Kamoulakos)
Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd., Leatherhead, Great Britain (Dr. Andy Taylor)
Pera Innovation Ltd., Leicestershire, Great Britain (Nigel Lambert)
DePuy International Ltd., Leeds, Great Britain (Dr. Alan Ritchie)
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