How Challenging is the “Scaling Up” of Orthopaedic Simulation?

Abstract

Innovation remains a major key to advance research and to develop new techniques. It is an essential need to speed up the valorization of scientific discovery in concrete and rapid implementation for the benefit of patients. Innovation involves collaboration between multidisciplinary researchers because it should enable knowledge transfer in both directions.

Orthopaedic tumors: What problems are we solving, and are universities and major medical centers doing enough?

“…With the advent of high-speed, high-capacity computers, commercial simulators are now available that provide a good environment for surgical training and tumor mapping, [25][26][27] with few applications reported for orthopedic surgery. Mediouni et al [28][29][30][31][32][33] proposed a platform O3DC which contain all 3D bone and surgical instruments which aims to help software designers to construct their simulators with many details. Handels et al 34 presents a software VIRTOPS (VIRTual Operation Planning in Orthopaedic Surgery) which aims to simulate a modular prostheses in bone tumor surgery for a hip joint.…”