Abstract Summary
In orthopaedic surgeries, evaluation and treatment planning are highly based on empirical evidence and clinical expertise of each surgeon. Furthermore, inter-subject anatomical variation is hardly considered in decision-making. Therefore, the aim of this study was to create a clinically applicable patient-specific simulation platform for foot and ankle surgery. It integrates clinically-oriented data and a forward dynamic gait simulation combining a multi-body model with a finite element model. The present workflow was validated from loading response to midstance through direct comparison between simulated gait variables and the coinciding experimentally measured ones. In addition, this study showed the effect of simulated supramalleolar varus and valgus osteotomies on the tibiotalar joint pressure.
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