Development of a Computer Graphics-Based Prototype CAD Tool for Planning Tendon Paths in Hand Rehabilitative Surgery


The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society (1994 ~ 2000), Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 3435-3446, Dec. 1999
10.3745/KIPSTE.1999.6.12.3435,   PDF Download:

Abstract

The application of Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool to rehabilitative surgery of the hand of a new field of endeavor. It is considered that there are currently no existing systems designed to assist the orthopedic surgeon in planning complex procedures such as tendon transfer operation. Most tendon transfer operations are performed by surgeons on the basis of knowledge and experience gained through years of practice. However, with the help of this computer graphics-based CAD tool for planning tendon paths, the planning and the evaluation for the best operation on patients' hands also may be possible. The purpose of this study ways to model kinematically the structure of the hand and design a prototype tendon path planning tool with a standard computer graphics library, in order for surgeons to perform tendon transfer surgery more objectively and quantitatively.


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[IEEE Style]
I. M. Yoon, "Development of a Computer Graphics-Based Prototype CAD Tool for Planning Tendon Paths in Hand Rehabilitative Surgery," The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society (1994 ~ 2000), vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 3435-3446, 1999. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTE.1999.6.12.3435.

[ACM Style]
In Mo Yoon. 1999. Development of a Computer Graphics-Based Prototype CAD Tool for Planning Tendon Paths in Hand Rehabilitative Surgery. The Transactions of the Korea Information Processing Society (1994 ~ 2000), 6, 12, (1999), 3435-3446. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTE.1999.6.12.3435.