I presented my original work in a fifteen minute presentation. It covered everything I learned throughout ISM this first semester. The speech began with my original work proposal: to analyze a hip pathology with 3D technology. From there, I introduced my mentor, mentioning how he has influenced my goals. Overall, the presentation went smoothly and I am very happy with how it went. In addition, I read a very interesting article that Dr. Wells gave to me way back in our research interview. He gave me many articles for me to read throughout my year. This article in particular describes the utilization of 3D modeling in analyzing hip dysplasia. It mentions that dysplastic hips tend to have narrower femoral canals when compared to normal controls. After reading this, I wondered if my final product, a customized hip implant, can account for a slimmer femoral canal. I originally was mainly focused on reshaping the acetabular component, but this study gave additional ideas about what I could do to further personalize a hip implant. I would have to discuss this later with my mentor and the engineers he talked to last week. The majority of the week was spent researching more about my topic of study. I wanted to learn more about the dimensional anatomy of a dysplastic hip before meeting with the engineers Dr. Wells mentioned to me. I will be meeting with them later next week. Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. - Wernher von Braun
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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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