I met with Yonatan Chatzinoff on Tuesday December 5th. He filled me in on the collaborative project that is nearing completion. As of now, Mr. Chatzinoff and a team of engineers from UTD has simulated realistic joint movement with a CT of a hip. They accomplished this my utilizing a best fit sphere. This sphere utilizes multiple reference points along the surface of the femoral head. The simulated joint can be accurately mimic movements that a patient would position him or herself in. With this new development, Mr. Chatzinoff gave me the responsibility in applying this technology. The engineers can position a hip joint in a precise position and measure joint space between landmarks in the femur and acetabulum. As a result, we can directly localize regions of impingement.
I need to find common hip tests patients are put through in order to express pain that is often associated with femoroacetabular impingement. I will be visiting Dr. Wells next week in order to learn more about these hip tests. These positions will be applied on a simulated joint that is diagnosed with FAI. From there, joint space will be measured and compiled in a report. The purpose of the publication is to find trends when observing joint space with three-dimensional CT-based reconstructions. My original work, therefore, will be a report describing these tests. It will be similar to last year’s original work. I am not making a new discovery. Rather, I am compiling a multitude of sources into a case study. Comments are closed.
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Shoaib FarooquiStudent currently enrolled in Liberty High School, studying orthopaedic medicine under the mentorship of Dr. Joel Wells. Archives
January 2018
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