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  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Medical imaging
  • Computational anatomy

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  • Preoperative 3D planning for patient-specific guides is crucial for osteosynthesis plate positioning.
  • Current manual plate positioning is time-consuming and requires significant expertise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an automated algorithm for efficient osteosynthesis plate positioning.
  • To enhance the speed and accuracy of 3D planning in orthopedic surgery.

Main Methods:

  • A robust algorithm was developed using STL properties and anatomical landmarks for distal radius osteosynthesis plate positioning.
  • The algorithm's performance was evaluated against manual placement using runtime, Hausdorff distance, translation, and rotation metrics on 34 retrospective cases.
  • Robustness was assessed across different mesh resolutions (decimated and refined).

Main Results:

  • The automated algorithm achieved an average run time of 18.3 seconds, significantly faster than the 12.45 minutes for manual placement.
  • Mean differences in Hausdorff distance, rotation, and translation between automated and manual placements were 5.5 mm, 4.9°, and 3.3 mm, respectively.
  • The algorithm demonstrated robustness across varying mesh resolutions.

Conclusions:

  • The developed algorithm substantially reduces planning time for osteosynthesis plate positioning.
  • While manual adjustments may still be needed, the algorithm provides a generalizable framework for clinical 3D planning.
  • This automated approach supports efficiency in designing patient-specific guides for orthopedic procedures.