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).
  • 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 (PDF, 251 Kb)
  • ORS 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)

Grant Support From the Following:

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

Industry Supporters:

  • Mako
  • ConforMIS
  • Genzyme