Virtual Planning and 3D Printing of Surgical Guides for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Project Description

It is known that the results of shoulder arthroplasty do not match the results from knee and hip-arthroplasty, the patients are older, more frail and there is a higher risk of infection, especially in males. Reducing operation time and being more precise in the insertion of the arthroplasty should in theory provide better outcomes and fewer failures. The aim of this project is to assess the effect of the use of 3D printed custom-made guides for placement of the glenoid part of the arthroplasty. A custom-made guide should 1. shorten the operating time, 2. make the placement more precise, and through these improvements make the patient less prone to complications like infections and dislocations. The patient should get well quicker and get a better function of their shoulder quicker.

Participants

Project Leader: Michael Boelstoft Holte
Affiliation: 3D Lab Denmark, University hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
Mail: Michael.Boelstoft.Holte@rsyd.dk

Senior Researcher: Niels Wedderkopp
Affiliation: Department of Regional Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Mail: nwedderkopp@health.sdu.dk

Senior Orthopedic Surgeon: Klaus Wilhelm Josef Hanisch
Affiliation: The Orthopedic Department, University hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
Mail: Klaus.Hanisch@rsyd.dk

Senior Orthopedic Surgeon: Bhzad Kalali
Affiliation: The Orthopedic Department, University hospital of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark
Mail: Bhzad.Kalali@rsyd.dk

Funding

Innovationspulje under Digitaliseringsstrategien i Region Syddanmark