OrthoMesh3D. Plan orthopaedic surgery in 3D using Blender

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Downloading and Installing Blender

Lecture 3: Setting the preferences in Blender

Lecture 4: The Basics of Blender – Interface

Lecture 5: The Boolean Modifier for osteotomies – The Basics

Lecture 6: The BoolTool Add On for Boolean / osteotomies

Lecture 7: The JMesh Add on for Boolean / osteotomies

Chapter 2: Working with DICOM files and Converting them into 3D models

Lecture 1: OsiriX: Convert DICOM CT scan to 3D model readable in Meshmixer and Blender

Lecture 2: From DICOM file format to 3D models in Blender

Lecture 3: Autodesk Meshmixer- clean and prepare 3D models for Blender import

Lecture 4: Dicom2Mesh – convert DICOM volumes to 3D model meshes and import them to Blender

Chapter 3: The OrthoMesh3D Addon and 3D surgical planning of corrective osteotomies

Lecture 1: Install the OrthoMesh3D Blender Addon

Lecture 2: Import the 3D model (*.obj or *.stl file) exported from Meshmixer to Blender

Lecture 3: Separate the Radius from the Ulna and Align the Object in Blender

Lecture 4: Bonus: 3D slicer for ONE stage segmentation – separation of bones – DICOM to STL

Lecture 5: Bonus: Reduce the Mesh/Size of the Model: Decimate Modifier in Blender

Lecture 6: Update 1 OrthoMesh3D script (download from Resources of this Lecture)

Lecture 7: Update 2 OrthoMesh3D script (download from Resources of this Lecture)

Lecture 8: Animate the Model- Forward Kinematics – Introduction to Armature Bones

Lecture 9: Performing the corrective osteotomy of the ulna using OrthoMesh3D in Blender

Lecture 10: Bonus: Alternative to Boolean operations. Duplicate/separate surface vertices

Lecture 11: Deformity Analysis: Superimpose the Normal to the Deformed bones, Visualization

Lecture 12: Design the ulnar hardware -3.5 mm plate – in Inkscape and insert it in Blender

Lecture 13: Create the 3D cutting guide for the deformed ulna

Lecture 14: Create a 3D cutting guide that uses the plate screws holes as a reduction guide

Lecture 15: Animate the correction of the deformity

Chapter 4: Plan a reverse anatomic and hemi shoulder replacement using OrthoMesh3D

Lecture 1: Draw your 3D implant, Humeral Short Stem

Lecture 2: Create a database of the Stem Sizes

Lecture 3: Draw your 3D implant, Anatomic Humeral Head

Lecture 4: Draw your 3D implant, All poly glenoid component 1/2

Lecture 5: Draw your 3D implant, All poly glenoid component 2/2

Lecture 6: Create a database of the Glenoid Components

Lecture 7: Draw your 3D implant, Glenosphere

Lecture 8: Draw your 3D implant, Baseplate

Lecture 9: Draw your 3D implant, Humeral Tray and Polyethelene Insert

Lecture 10: Plan the reverse shoulder replacement

Lecture 11: Add the scapulothoracic motion to your animated reverse shoulder arthroplasty

Lecture 12: Armatures and scapulohumeral rhythm

Lecture 13: Auto Inverse Kinematics and scapulohumeral rhythm

Lecture 14: Plan the anatomic total shoulder replacement

Lecture 15: Case Example – Severe posterior glenoid deformity – Hemiarthroplasty

Lecture 16: Grow from the seeds segmentation of bones using 3D Slicer