Computer Assisted Surgery
Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) is a field in adult reconstructive surgery. CAS can be thought of as a GPS system for surgery that allows for accuracy within one degree or one millimeter. Essentially, it takes the surgeons capabilities beyond human capability-technology enhancing Nature much as avionics do for jet pilots. I am actively involved in the research and development of CAS for joint replacement surgery.
Computer Aided Surgery involves using glow-balls similar to those used in animated motion pictures. These glow-balls orient the joint and surrounding anatomy in 3-D and allow complex modeling to assist in surgical decisions intra-operatively.
