Thesis Project Form

Fracture reduction is a fundamental orthopedic procedure, but it is difficult to teach and practice outside the clinical setting. Specifically, recognizing the different bone segments through imaging requires extensive practice, given that each fracture might have its own peculiarity. A possible way to expose students to displaced fractures lies in computer-based simulators, that however are not widespread yet.

The goal of the thesis is to design and develop a displaced fractures simulator that enables learners to practice the reduction of fractures starting from medical images. The tool should provide students feedback in forms of 3D reconstructions of the segments, as well as evaluation of trainees’ performance.
The student will be responsible for:
- Designing and developing the software
- Segmenting different displaced fractures starting from CT images
- Validating the tool with end users

- Diagnostic images segmentation
- 3D modelling
- Programming screen-based VR/applications
- Run Experiments involving clinicians
- Analyze data
- Work in an international and multidisciplinary team of clinicians and engineers