Image-based analysis and quantification of ulna morphology for improved implants design.

• Main Author: Ong, Yi Bin.
• Other Authors: Poh Chueh Loo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50013
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Till date, there are inherent difficulties in estimating the size and fit of elbow prosthesis based solely on plain radiographs of patients. As such, a better understanding of the morphology of the proximal ulna will have implications for future prosthetic design, preoperative planning, and cement r...