F. Rodriguez y Baena, Chairman
B. Davies
D. Nathwani
F. Picard
F. Tatti
J. Henckel
J.William Giles
K. Deep
A.J Hodgson
C. Anglin
B. Jaramaz
C. Plaskos
D. Mayman
P. Meere
Sang-Eun Song
B. Rath
K. Radermacher
M. De La Fuente
S. Weidert
C. Leela
E. De Momi
22nd Annual Meeting
June 7th to 10th 2023
Conference Chair:
Pornpavit Sriphirom, MD
21st Annual Meeting
June 8th to 11th 2022
Conference Chair:
Eric Stindel, MD, PhD
20th Annual Meeting
Conference Chair:
Eric Stindel, MD, PhD
19th Annual Meeting
June 19th to 22nd 2019
Conference Chair:
Patrick A Meere, MD
18th Annual Meeting
June 2018
Conference Chair:
Wei TIAN, MD
17th Annual Meeting
June 2017
Conference Chair:
Klaus Radermacher, PhD
16th Annual Meeting
June 8th to 11th 2016 in Osaka
Conference Chair:
Nobuhiko Sugano, MD
Professsor,
Department of Orthopaedic Medical Engineering,
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
15th Annual Meeting
June 17th to 20th 2015 in Vancouver
Conference Chair:
Antony Hodgson
14th Annual Meeting
June 18th to 21st 2014 in Milan
Conference Chair:
Norberto Confalonieri
13th Annual Meeting
June 13th to 15th 2013 in Orlando, FL
Conference Chair:
Robert L. Thornberry
12th Annual Meeting
June 13th to 16th 2012 in Seoul
Conference Chair:
Eun-Kyoo Song
11th Annual Meeting
June 15th to 18th 2011 in London
Conference Chair:
Justin Cobb
10th Annual Meeting
June 16th to 19th 2010 in Paris
Conference Chair:
Philippe Merloz
9th Annual Meeting
June 17th to 20th 2009 in Boston
Conference Chair:
Stephen B. Murphy
8th Annual Meeting
June 4th to 7th 2008
Conference Chair:
Kwok-Sui Leung
7th Annual Meeting
June 23rd to 24th 2007 in Heidelberg
Conference Chair:
Paul A. Grutzner
6th Annual Meeting
June 21st to 24th 2006 in Montreal
Conference Chair:
David Pichora
5th Annual Meeting
June 19th to 22nd 2005 in Helsinki
Conference Chair:
Dietrich Schlenzka
4th Annual Meeting
June 16th to 19th 2004 in Chicago, IL
Conference Chair:
David Stulberg
3rd Annual Meeting
June 18th to 21st 2003 in Marbella
Conference Chair:
Andrew J. Bauer
2nd Annual Meeting
June 19th to 22nd 2001 in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Conference Chair:
Anthony DiGioia
1st Annual Meeting
February 7th to 10th 2001 in Davos
Conference Chair:
Lutz-P, Nolte
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Best Technical Paper Award (Sponsored by OR.NET www.ornet.org)
1st -"Image-Guided, Calibration-Free Robotic K-Wire Placement for Pelvic Fracture Surgery". A.Uneri, R.C. Vijayan, N. Sheth, T.S.De.Silva, A. Johnson, G. M. Osgood, J.H. Siewerdsen.
2nd -"Integrating a Tracking Camera in the Or Using the IEEE 11073-SDC Communication Standard." M. Vossel, M. D.L. Fuente, D. Wieschebrock, O. Yilmaz, K. Radermacher, A. JanB.
Best Clinical Paper Award
1st -"Total Hip Arthroplasty Training in Virtual Reality Transfers to the Real-World A Randomized Blinded Study”. K. Logishetty, B. Rudran, W. Gofton, D. Badri, P. Beaule, J. Cobb.
2nd -"Early Clinical Outcomes of a Novel Predictive Ligament Balancing Technique for Total Knee Arthroplasty". J. Keggi, J. Lawrence, A. Randall, J. Declaire, S. Shalhoub, C. Plaskos.
Best Technical Paper Award (Sponsored by OR.NET www.ornet.org)
1st -"Estimation of pelvic Sagittal Inclination from Anteroposterior Radiograph Using Convolution Neural Networks:Proof-of-Concept Study". A. Jodeiri, Y. Otake, R.A. Zoroofi, Y. Hiasa, M. Takao, K. Uemura, N. Sugano, Y. Sato.
2nd - "Deep Learning Based Segmentation of Lumbar Vertebrae from CT Images." R. Janssens, G. Zheng.
Best Clinical Paper Award
1st -"Internal Fixation in Upper Cervical Spinal Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Study". W. Tian, M. Fan, Y. Liu.
2nd -"Coronal Knee Laxity Measured During Computer-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty." Y. Dai, G. Bras, D. Liu.
Best Technical Paper Award (Sponsored by Atracsys)
1st -"Implantation accuracy of a minimally invasive total shoulder arthroplasty technique using novel patient specific guides and instruments- a cadaveric assessment". J.W Giles. F.RY. Baena.
2nd -"Ultrasound transmission maps for enhancement of spine bone shadow region from extended field of view ultrasound data" Z. Alsinan, P. He, M. Cieslak, N. Rupertus,C.Spinelli, M. Vives, I. Halihaliloglu.
Best Clinical Paper Award (Sponsored by Implantcast)
1st -"Target zone for balancing of total knee arthroplasties using load sensor technology-a proof of concept". P. Meere, G. Salvadore, L. Chu, PS Walker.
2nd -"Comparison of outcome and gait analysis after robotic total knee arthroplasty between mechanical and kinematic knee alignment methods with and an average 8 years follow up." JK. Seon, E.K.Song, D.H.Lee, JH.Yeo.
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by NDI)
A New Computer-Assisted Procedure Including Medical Imaging, 3d Modeling And Printing For Personalized Joint Replacement: The Case Of Total-Ankle, Belvedere,C, Siegler, S, Ensini, A, Fortunato,A, Caravaggi,P, Liverani,E, D'Amato,M, Durante,S and Leardini
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by Zimmer-Biomet Japan)
Clinical Accuracy Of Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement Using O-Arm Navigation: Evaluation Of Difference Between Correctly Positioned And Malpositioned Screws, Naoki,S , Kanemura,T, Satake,K, Yamaguchi,H and Ouchida,J.
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Moulding the Future of Patient Specific Instrumentation - the Shape of Things to Come Darwood, A., Emery, R., Richards, R., Rodriguez, Y.B., Tambe, A.
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
How Accurately Can Knees Be Balanced During Total Knee Replacement Surgery? Evaluations of Common Surgical Balancing Corrections Meere, P., Schneider, S., Borukhov, I., Walker, P.
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Comparison between Robotic-Assisted and Manual Implantation of Primary CementlessTotal Hip Athroplasty, Minimum Ten Years Follow-Up Results N. Nakamura, N. Sugano, T. Skai, I. Nakamura
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
A Patient-Specific Measurement Technique to Model the Kinematics of the Shoulder in Tennis Players C. Charbonnier, S. Chagué, F.C. Kolo, A. Laderman
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Computer Assisted Surgery: Applications in orthopedic Oncology Gerbers, J.G., Jutte, P.C.
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Electrical Impedance Controlled Milling - a Novel Approach towards Removal of Bone Cement in RTHR Niesche, A., Mirz, M., Korff, A., Müller, M., Brendle, C., Leonhardt, S., Radermacher, K.
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
TEN-YEAR RESULTS CONCERNING LOOSENING RATES OF NAVIGATED VS CONVENTIONAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH AESCULAP SEARCH PROSTHESIS IMPLANTED IN 19999 Kohler, S., Haaker R., Baumbach J.
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
AUTOMATED MUSCLE SEGMENTATION FROM 3D DATA OF HIP USING HIERARCHICAL MULTI-ATLAS METHOD Yokota F., Takaya M., Okada T., Sugano N., Tada Y., Tomiyama N., Sato Y.
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY SIMULATIONS AND DIRECTED PRACTICE FOR THE TRAINEE Myden C., Anglin C., Kopp G., Hutchison, C.
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc.)
HEELS-DOWN SQUATTING AFTER TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY Sakai T., Koyanagi J., Ymazaki T., Watanabe T., Sugano N., Yoshikawa H., Sugamoto K.
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
HIP RESURFACING WITH INDIVIDUAL DRILL TEMPLATES - COMPARISON BETWEEN ANTERO-LATERAL AND POSTERIOR APPROACH M. Kunz, J. F. Rudan, G. C. A. Wood, R. Ellis
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc.)
ACCURATE ROBOT ASSISTED LASER BONE PROCESSING J. Burgner, H. Worn
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
4-9 YEARS MIDTERM RESULTS IN NAVIGATED TKA T. Mattes, O. Ostertag, J. Oefele, H. Reichel, R. Decking
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by Ziehm Imaging)
A NEW THR PROCEDURE BASED ON HIP ROM AND PATIENT'S DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF THE PRELVIS E. Stindel, G. Dardenne, C. Hamitouche, C. Roux, C. Lefevre
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
COMPUTER ASSISTED TUMOR SURGERY (CATS): NEW APPLICATIONS KC Wong, SM Kumta, GE Amtonio, WK Ng, KS Lee, LF Tse
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by Ziehm Imaging)
ASSESMENT OF ANATOMICAL CRITERIA ACROSS POPULATIONS USING STATISTICAL SHAPE MODELS AND LEVEL SETS N. Kozic, M. Reyes, M. Tannast, L.-P. Nolte, M. A. Gonzàlez Ballester MEM Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany)
COMPUTER NAVIGATION IN TKR: A COMPARISON OF CT BASED, CT FREE AND CONVENTIONAL SURGERY USING ALIGNMENT, CLINICAL OUTCOME, AND RSA T. van Strien, En MJ van der Linden, E. R. Valstar, R. GHH Nelissen Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by DePuy Orthopädie GmbH)
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TORQUE STABILITY OF REFERENCE MARKER SYSTEMS IN COMPUTER AIDED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY M. Citak, T. Board, D. Kendorff, Y. Sun, C. Kretttek, T. Hüfner Medical University Hannover, Germany
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany)
NAVIGATED TOATL KNEE REPLACEMENT - A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL STATE OF THE ART STUDY I. Ilsar, L. Joskowicz, L. Kandel, Y. Matan, M. Liebergall The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
ACCURATE AND ROBUST RECOVERY OF DISTAL LOCKING HOLES IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING OF FEMORAL FRACTURES G. Zheng, X. Zhang, D. Haschtmann, P. Gedet, F. Langlotz, L.-P. Nolte MEM Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany)
TISSUE-PRESERVING COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY - FASTER RECOVERY AND LOWER COMPLICATION RATE WITHOUT COMPROMISING ACCURACY OF CUP ORIENTATION S. B. Murphy, M. Tannast Center for Computer Assisted and Reconstructive Surgery, Boston, MA, USA
Best Technical Paper Award (sponsored by NCCR CO-ME)
FEASIBILITY OF ULTRASOUND-INITIALIZED BONE MORPHING - EARLY EXPERIENCES AND EVALUATION OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL TECHNIQUE H. Talib, K. Rajamani, J. Kowal, M. Styner, M. A. Gonzales Ballester MEM Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Best Paper Award
COMPARISON OF THR-CUP-ORIENTATION USING DIFFERENT NAVIGATION SYSTEMS M. Honl, K. Schwieger, S. Dries, C. Gauck, F. Lampe, M.M. Morlock, E. Hille, M. Wimmer Eilbeck General Hospital, Germany
Best Clinical Paper Award
A PORSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED VERSUS CONVENTIONAL KNEE REPLACEMENT S. K. Chauhan, R. G. Scott, J. Lloyd, J. M. Sikorski, W. Briedahl, R. A.Beaver Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
Best Scientific Paper Award
VIDEO TRACKING FOR INTRA-OPERATIVE GUIDANCE A COMPLEMENTARY SOLUTION TO TRACKING DURING CAS INTERVENTIONS J. de Siebenthal, F. Langlotz MEM Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Best Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
DEFORMABLE REGISTRATION BETWEEN A STATISTICAL BONE DENSITY ATLAS AND X-RAY IMAGESJ. Yao, R. Taylor Johns Hopkins University, USA
Best Clinical Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
CLINICAL MEASUREMENTS OF ACETABULAR COMPONENT ORIENTATION USING SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES A. M. DiGioia, J. E. Moody, R. S. LaBarca, C. Nikou, B. Jaramaz Center for Medical Robotics & Computer Assisted Surgery, UPMC Shadyside & Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Best Basic Science Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON,
Canada)ULTRASOUND BASED REGISTRATION OF THE PELVIC BONE SURFACE FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION A. V. Amin, T. Kanade, A. M. DiGioia, B. Jaramaz, C. Nikou, R. S. LaBarca Center for Medical Robotics & Computer Assisted Surgery, UPMC Shadyside & Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Best Paper Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
COMPUTER-ASSISTED PLACEMENT OF A DOUBLE-BUNDLE ACL THROUGH 3D FITTING OF A STATISTICALLY-GENERATED TEMPLATE INTO INDIVIDUAL KNEE GEOMETRY A. B. Wymenga, M. Sati, J. W. H. Luites, Y. Bourquin, L. Blankevoort, R. vd Venne, J. G. M. Kooloos H.-U. Stäubli Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and SMK-Research, St. Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands M.E. Müller Institute for Biomechanics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Orthopaedic Research Center Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Orthopaedic Research Laboratory and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands;Bern, Switzerland
Best Clinical Poster Award
1st -"Pelvic Tilt Cannot Be Accurately Predicted Using Anteroposterior Radiographs”. Z.Cizmic, J. Gabor, N. Eftekhary, H. Rudy, M. O’Sullivan, R. Schwarzkopf, A. Buckland, J.Vigdorchik.
2nd -"Vaule of Robotics in Total Knee Arthroplasty"- an Assessment of a Hospitals Experience in the Cms Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Model”. J. Koenig, C. Plaskos, E. Jordan.
Best Technical Poster Award (Sponsored by Surgitaix www.surgitaix.com)
1st -"The Sensitivity of Balancing in Total Knee Surgery”. G. Zapata, I. Sanz-Pena, M. Verstraete, P. Meere, P. Walker.
2nd -"Automatic Analysis of Morphological Parameters of the Patella Based on Three-Dimensional (3D) Surface Data”. M. Asseln, K. Radermacher.
Best Clinical Poster Award
1st -"Anterior and Lateral Protrusion of the Acetabular Component from the Acetabular Rim Is the risk factor for Iliopsoas Impingement After total Hip Arthroplasty". K.Takashima, T. Sakai, H. Hamada, M. Takao, N.Sugano.
Best Technical Poster Award
1st -"A Deep Learning-Based Approach for Localization of Pedicle Regions in Preoperative CT Scans." H. Esfandiari, C. Anglin, P. Guy, A.J. Hodgson.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by Exactech )
1st -"Navigation assisted geographic resection and allograft reconstruction for extremity bone tumors," Niu, X., Liu. Weifeng., Li, B., Xu., Li, Y., Hao, L., Zhang, Q.
2nd -"Individual cooling and compression system for accelerated swelling reduction on fractures," Paessler, A., Fielitz, M., Rathmann. H., Andrusch , K., Nagel, T., Lienig. J.
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by Atracsys)
1st -"Robust 3D kinematic analysis of total knee arthroplasty using statistical motion model," Yamazaki, T., Tomita, T., Sato, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Sugamoto,K.
2nd -"Feasibility of using optical sensing to measure bore depth in surgical bone drilling," Demsey, D., Arrunategui, J., Carr, N., Hodgson, A. J.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by Zimmer-Biomet Japan )
In Vivo Three Dimensional Kinematics During Stair Motion In Single-Radius Total Knee Arthroplasty, Kono,K, Tomita,T, Yamazaki,T, Fujito,T, Inou,Y, Futai,K, Tanaka,S, Yoshikawa,H and Sugamoto,K.
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by NDI)
Improving Radiation Technologist Education Using Virtual Radiographs Generated On-the-Fly, Ngo,T, Touchette,M, Newell,R, Anglin,C, Guy,P, Amlani,M and Hodgson,A.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Muscle volume recovery of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and thigh muscles after hip arthroplasty , Uemura, K., Takao, M., Nishii, T., Sugano, N.
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Leveraging Existing C-Arms for RSA Analysis Chung, V., Newell, R., Kedgley, A., Masri, B., Amiri, S., Hodgson, A.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Clinical and Radiological Outcome of CT-Based Patient-Specific Cutting-Blocks Compared to Conventional Instrumentation in Primary total Knee Arthroplasty: A Single Center Cohort Study with a Minimum Follow-Up of 2 Years W. Anderl, L. Pauzenberger, R. Kolblinger, G. Kiesselbach, G. Brandl, B. Kriegleder, B. Laky, E. Scwameis
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Navigation System for Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. New 2D-3D Image Registration Method Using Arthroscopic Images. S. Watanabe, T. Sato, G. Omori, R. Nakamura, Y. Shiga
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
Kinematic Differences before and after Total Knee Arthorplasty Akbari Shandiz, M., Saevarsson, S.K., Yoo, S., Anglin C.
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap
Reproducibility of in Vivo Femoro-Pelvic Joint Angle Measurements upon Repositioning Assessed Using Open MRI Imaging under Weightbearing Conditions with Applications to Femoroacetabular Impingement Kang, X.M., Wilson, D.R., Hodgson, A.J.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
ACCURACY AND LIMITATION OF COMPUTER-GUIDED CURRETAGE IN BEGIGN BONE TUMOR Hyun-Il Lee, Jong Sup Shim, Hee Jeong Jin, Seung Han Shin, Sung Wook Seo
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL OF DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURED FEMUR USING McKIBBEN PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS FOR FRACTURE REDUCTION FORCE SIMULATIONS. Syed Shikh S., Joung S., Kobayashi E., Nakajima Y., Ohashi S., Bessho M., Ohnishi I., Sakuma I.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
CAN COMPUTER NAVIGATION IMPROVE NJR STATISTICS? EARLY FUNCTIONAL AND RADIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF ONE HUNDRED CONSECUTIVE NAVIGATED UNICOMPARTIMENTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS Windley J., Ball S., Nathwani D.
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by CAOS International)
HIP JOINT CENTER LOCALIZATION WITH AN EXTENDED KALMAN FILTER Beretta E., Valenti M., De Momi E., Ferrigno G.
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
PROSPECTIVE INTRAOPERATIVE COMPARISONS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED DOUBLE-BUNDLE VERSUS COMPUTER-ASSISTED EINGEL-BUNDLE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION M. Grimaldi, S. Plaweski
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by CAOS International)
ACETABULAR CENTER AXIS: A NOVEL ALTERNATIVE REGISTRATION POINT TO ANTERIOR PELVIC PLANE IN NAVIGATED THA S. Hakki
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
NAVIGATION PREDICTION FOR BALANCING OF SOFT TISSUE AND FLEXION-EXTENSION GAP IN PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND ITS MIDTERM CLINICLA RESULTS E.K. Song, J. K. Seong, S. J. Park, D. S. Lee
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by Ziehm Imaging)
OPTIMIZED A-MODE ULTRASOUND BASED 3D-DETECTION OF BONE CEMENT IN RTHR: TOWARDS A MINITURIZED ULTRASOUIND GEOMETRY SCANNER S. Heger, L. Fieten, T. Mumme, D. C. Wirtz, K. Radermacher
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by B. Braun Aesculap)
EVALUATION OF THE CLINICAL ACCURACY OF A CT-BASED NAVIGATION FOR FEMORAL STEM ORIENTATION AND LEG LENGTH DISCREPANCY. M. Kitada, N. Nakamura, N. Sugano, A. Kakimoto, D. Iwana, T. Nishii, H. Miki Center of Arthroplasty, Kyowaki Hospital, 1-24-1, Kishibe-kita, Suita, Osaka
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by Ziehm Imaging)
A METHOD IMPROVING THE WORKFLOW AND THE REGISTRATION ROBUSTNESS OF ULTRASOUND-GUIDED SPINE SURGERY M. Peterhans, H. Talib, J. Garcia, M. A. Gonzàlez Ballester M.E. Müller Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany)
CAS - FOR SHOULDER ARTROPLASTY - SHORT TERM RESULTS H. Wahab, P. Kilian, K. Rajaomanana Clinique Saint-Léonard, Trélazé, Fance
Technical Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
IMPROVING FUNCTIONAL ORIENTATION MEASUREMENTS USING 2D/3D REGISTRATION K. Eckman, D. Davidson, M. Slomczykowski, D. Beverland, B. Jaramaz Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by ORTON Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland)
EVALUATION OF PROXIMAL FEMUR BONE MINERAL DENSITY USING DIGITALIZED PLAIN X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY OF THE HIP I. Ilsar, A. Hareven, I. Leichter, . J. Foldes, Y. Mattan, M. Liebergall
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany)
THE ACCURACY OF FEMURAL ANTEVERSION DETERMINED BY NAVIGATED ULTRASOUND S. Klein, A. Otto, J. Kozak, L. Kinzl, P. Keppler
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany)
COMPUTER ASSISTED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY WITH LIGAMENT BALANCING TECHNIQUE USING AN INTERNAL TENSIOMETER LOWERS MANIPULATION RATE IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT M. Swank, L. L. Korbee Cincinnati Orthopaedic Research Institute, Cincinnati Ohio, USA
Best Technical Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
AN EASY-TO-USE PHANTOM WITH REDUCED COMPLEXITY FOR AUTOMATEDFREEHAND OLTRASOUND CALIBRATION IN THE OPERATING ROOM AND LARGE-SCALE COST-EFFECTIVE MANUFACTURE K. Chen, P. Abolmaesumi, R. E. Ellis Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Best Poster Award
A FORCE-SENSING DEVICE FOR LIGAMENT BALANCING IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY D. Crottet, T. Maeder, D. Fritschy, H. Bleuler, L.P. Nolte, I.P. Pappas M.E. Müller Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland
Best Clinical Poster Award
MINIMALLY INVASIVE UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE PROTHESIS IMPLANTATION WITH A NON-IMAGE BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM J. Y. Jenny, C. Boeri Centre de Traumatologie et Orthopédie, Strasbourg, France
Best Scientific Poster Award
REAL-TIME STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR PREOPERATVIE SURGICAL PLANNING S. Olsen, S. J. Ferguson, C. Sigrist, I. Pappas, L. P. Nolte, M. Caversaccio M.E. Müller Research Center for Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics, University of Bern, Switzerland
Best Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
NON-INVASIVE MR TO 3D ROTATIONAL X-RAY REGISTRATION OF VETREBRAL BODIES E. B. van de Kraats, Th. van Walsum, J.-J. Verlaan, W. J. Niessen University Medical Center Utrecht and Image Sciences Institute, The Netherlands
Best Clinical Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
ACCURACY OF ISO-C-ARM BASED NAVIGATED DRILL HOLES AT THE PROXIMAL FEMUR M. Arand, L. Kinzl, F. Gebhard Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Clinic Ulm, Germany
Best Basic Science Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
A PERIPROSTHETIC DENSITOMETRY AND MORPHOMETRY IN THE VICINITY OF HIP ENDOPROTHESES - A SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE FOR THE CLINICAL ROUTINE J. Freund, R. Petzold, R. Schmidt, H. Hirschfelder, W.A. Kalender Department of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany
Best Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY: APPLICATIONS TO THE CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE. A REVIEW OF THE FIRST 120 PROCEDURES C. Bolger and W. WigfieldDepartment of Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK
Best Poster Award (sponsored by Northern Digital Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada)
DOUBLE BUNDLE ANATOMIC ACL-RECONSTRUCTION WITH CAS A.B. Wymenga, J. Luites, L. Blankevoort, R. vd Venne, M. Sati and H.-U. Stäubli Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Orthopedic Research Laboratory, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands; M.E. Müller Institute for Biomechanics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Tiefenauspital, Bern, Switzerland