Computer-Assisted Musculoskeletal Surgery: Thinking and Executing in 3D

​Computer-Assisted Surgery (CAS) is a new tool for performing complex procedures in a predictable and safe way. This book is designed to serve as a comprehensive review of Computer-Assisted Surgery, covering the current status of both research and applications.

CAS includes Virtual Preoperative Planning (VPP) andIntraoperativeVirtual Navigation (IVN), whichare a set of technologiesusedto measureoncologicalmargins in 3-Dimensions (3D), to locatesmallintraosseoustumors and apply controlled resections preserving anatomicalstructures. DuringVPP,patient acquiredmultimodalimages are processed and an interactive virtual scenario is created. This can then be used as a platform to measureoncological distances andpreplanosteotomiesin safe areas.IVNis a procedure which allows the execution of theVPPwith a mean error of less than 3mm.

For the student, medical doctors, research anddevelopment scientists or new researchers, the protocols are central to the performance of Computer-Assisted technologies.