Digitalisation of canine elbow disease surgery

该项目将为犬肘发育不良（CED）创建成功的手术治疗和数字化工作流程。CED涵盖了许多导致严重疼痛和关节炎的病理和畸形。许多品种的狗都容易患上CED，如拉布拉多犬，金毛猎犬，罗威纳犬，德国牧羊犬，伯尔尼山地犬，纽芬兰犬和巴吉度猎犬。虽然大多数治疗方法都是保守的，并通过控制体重，适度运动，消炎药和止痛药来减少疼痛，但30%的病例需要进行关节镜清创术，负荷转移和部分/全肘关节置换是补救措施。与对人类的类似手术相比，手术并发症较高，这种对待动物和对待人类之间的差异需要得到解决。该项目建立在获奖的UoL研究基础上（Leslie Vaughan Prize 2022）由Fusion Implants承担，其中研究了CED的科学和工程，并开发了定制植入物概念。在这个项目中，Fusion Implants将数字化博士结果，增强和自动化从数据采集到手术室的工作流程，从而简化，更快速，更有效的手术。技术挑战是创建一个价值链，将数字技术，数字测角术，基于CT的分层，算法开发和3D打印植入物/仪器制造结合到一个单一的工作流程中，从而促进治疗，加速诊断，and surgery手术，improving改善outcomes结果for patients病人.

The project will create a successful surgical treatment and digital workflow for canine elbow dysplasia (CED). CED covers numerous pathologies and deformities causing severe pain and arthritis. Many breeds of dog are predisposed to CED, such as Labrador, Golden retrievers, Rottweilers, German Shepherd Dogs, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Newfoundland and Basset Hounds.Although most treatments are conservative and minimise pain by using weight control, exercise moderation, anti-inflammatories and painkillers, surgical intervention is required in 30% of cases with arthroscopic debridement, load transfer and partial/total elbow replacement being the remedies.Surgical complications are high in comparison to similar operations on humans, this disparity between the treatment of animals and humans needs to be addressed.The project builds on award-winning UoL research (Leslie Vaughan Prize 2022) undertaken by Fusion Implants in which the science and engineering of CED were studied and custom implant concepts developed. In this project, Fusion Implants will digitalise the PhD results enhancing and automating workflows from data capture to theatre, leading to simplified, more rapid and effective surgeries.The technological challenge is to create a value chain whereby digital technologies, digital goniometry, CT-based stratification, algorithm development and 3D print implant/instrument manufacture are combined into a single workflow which advances treatment, accelerates diagnosis, and surgery, improving outcomes for patients.