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    Monica M Yeager

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    This poster reflects research conducted as part of a course project designed to give students experience in the research process.

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    Description

    As of 2018, there are only standard sized, cast molded hips available to patients requiring hip implants. However, everyone has a unique body, so a cast molded hip implant will fit people differently. Personalized additively manufactured, or 3D-printed, implants created from a patient’s own computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images may provide numerous benefits. A main benefit would be that the implant would provide a personalized fit for the patient, as it would be made from scans of his or her own body. With a personalized fit, there would be reduced surgery and recovery time. For people with a physiological abnormality, a customized solution may be printed for reconstructive surgery. Another benefit would be for surgeons who could 3D print their patient’s bone for pre-surgical planning, such as planning screw placements. As the baby boomer population ages, the commercial market for 3D-printed joint replacements is expected to soar over the next decade. The goal of the research conducted here is to demonstrate a prototype process for patient specific, additively manufactured hip implants made from Digital Imaging and Communications (DICOM) images of human femur bone, leading to additional research on imaging of trabecular bone for biomimetic lattice development.

    Publication Date

    4-24-2019

    Project Designation

    Course Project

    Primary Advisor

    Amy T. Neidhard-Doll

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium project

    Medical Imaging to Patient Specific Additively Manufactured Implant

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