Research Development Committee

2008 AAOS/ORS Advanced Imaging and Computer Assisted Surgery of the Knee and Hip (AICKH) Research Symposium

• Principal Investigators: Martha L. Gray PhD and Andrew D. Pearle, MD
• Dates: May 15-17, 2008, Providence, RI
• Participants: Orthopaedic surgeons, Young Investigators, researchers, industry representatives, and other medical specialties (by invitation only).
• Purpose: The 2008 AAOS Advanced Imaging and Computer Assisted Surgery of the Knee and Hip Symposium, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) supplement publication, and subsequent online publications will create a forum for technology integration between advanced imaging and computer assisted surgery (CAS), identify high impact technologies and applications for CAS, and identify means to facilitate development, validation, and implementation of computer assisted and advanced imaging techniques.
• Overview of Topics:
• Session I: Setting the Stage
• Session II: Basic Science Issues in Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging and Computer-Assisted Surgery
• Session III: Morphology, Valuation of Joint Kinematics, Gait and Alignment
• Session IV: Macromolecular Imaging
• Session V: Knee Degeneration
• Session VI: Malalignment and Ligamentous Injury
• Session VII: Chrondal Lesions
• Session VIII: Novel Approaches to Imaging and Tracking of Hip Topology
• Final program agenda (in PDF format)
• Young Investigator Attendees:
• Christian Latterman, MD (University of Kentucky)
• Xiaojuan Li, PhD (University of San Francisco)
• Allston J. Stubbs, MD (Wake Forest University)
• Samuel K. Van de Velde, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital)

In The News:

• AAOS Now (August, 2008) Research symposium integrates diverse technologies

Grant Support From the Following:

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation

Gold Industry Supporters:

• Mako
• ConforMIS

With Additional Support From:

• Genzyme

For more information on this research symposium, please contact Erin L. Ransford, AAOS Manager of Research Development, at Ransford@aaos.org or (847) 384-4319.