Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (20): 3242-3247.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1146

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Application of digital technology in the study on flat feet: three-dimensional model reconstruction and biomechanical analysis  

Zhang Xingfei, Wang Wencheng, Xu Yajun   

  1. Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Wuxi Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi 214000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Online:2019-07-18 Published:2019-07-18
  • Contact: Xu Yajun, Associate professor, Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Wuxi Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi 214000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Xingfei, Master candidate, Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Wuxi Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi 214000, Jiangsu Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the surgery for flat feet is to correct the deformity, to restore the medial longitudinal arch and to improve the foot and ankle function. However, it is not sufficient to satisfy the need of individualized treatment, only referring to two-dimensional data and the surgeon’s experience, so over-correction or under-correction usually occurs. The development of digital technology in medicine has greatly promoted the progress in orthopedics, including three-dimensional reconstruction, three-dimensional printing, surgical simulation and surgical navigation. This technologies have been widely used in shoulder joint, elbow joint, hip joint, keen joint and spine in recent years, but studies on flat feet are relatively rare.

OBJECTIVE: To review the application status of digital technology in flat feet.
METHODS: Databases of WanFang, CNKI, VIP and PubMed databases between January 2000 and September 2018 were searched. The keywords were “flat feet, digital technology, three-dimensional, finite element” in Chinese and English, respectively. Totally 882 articles were retrieved, and finally 49 eligible articles were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: (1) The application of digital technology in flat feet mainly includes three-dimensional reconstruction, analyzing bone morphology, spatial position relationship and joint movement characteristics, establishing finite element model and stress analysis. (2) The three-dimensional flat feet model with high definition possesses obvious advantages in biomechanical research. (3) Digital guidance in flat feet osteotomy surgery is still rare and it is expected to improve the effect of flat feet surgery by referring to the research in some other orthopedic fields.

Key words: flat feet, three-dimensional model, anatomy, biomechanics, finite element analysis, digital technology, digital orthopedics, simulation surgery, individualized treatment

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