Subsequently, several different OrthoMark models became available with a variety of bases. OrthoMark and J2 Medicals Akucal were the first devices to use a spherical marker on an articulating and adjustable arm attached to a base which could be placed next to or under a patient. The first calibration device has been introduced into the market by Zimmer corporation which consisted of an acrylic bar with two embedded steel balls. Therefore, a value of known size must be present within the image much like a legend on a map. Unfortunately, eliminating film creates a major flaw when viewing the digital images on a variety of viewing formats. The main driver of software based orthopedic templating was the introduction of computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems on a mass scale, which in essence eliminated film from the hospital environment, creating the need for digital templating. The market only truly developed in 2003 when UK based OrthoView was founded by Albany Ventures, and the Israeli-based Orthocrat-TraumaCad which was bootstrapped by an experienced Orthopedic Surgeon Doron Norman MD at the time deputy director of Orthopedics in Rambam Hospital in Haifa and a crazy software entrepreneur Zeev Glozman. Other later work includes that of the orthopedic pediatric surgeon Peter Stevens MD from University Of Utah. Since 1996 many companies have developed software to computerize the process, mediCAD® was the first commercially available software, mainly focused on the German market. In a study published in the Injury journal published in 1998, 94% of consultants and 100% of trainees felt that planning was important but half, respectively, routinely planned fracture treatment. The biggest educator on the subject has been AO/ASIF. Orthopedic templating is a process wherein surgeons using either acetate templates or digital templates estimate the correct size of the prosthesis to be used in surgery. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please introduce links to this page from related articles try the Find link tool for suggestions.
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