RSA course November 26-29 2012

Graduate program 11, Aarhus University: November 26th thru 29th 2012

Course title: Model-based Radiostreometric Analysis (RSA) for static assessment of implant migration and fracture healing, and dynamic measurements of skeletal and endoprosthtic kinematics.

 

Course Program

 

Day 1 (Monday November 26th 2012):

- Room 424 (Lille Anatomisk aud.) in building 1231 (Anatomical Institute) at the Aarhus University

08.00-08.15     Welcome and presentation round (M Stilling)

08.15-09.30     Strengths of RSA in relation to marketing of new implants (E Valstar)

09.30-09.45     Coffee

09.45-10.15     RSA technique

10.15-12.00     Results of RSA studies and discussion in plenum (E Valstar)

12.00-12.30     Lunch

- Lille IT Lab, Victor Albeck Building (basement of white building) the Aarhus University

12.30-14.00     Hands-on: Model-Based RSA software introduction (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

14.15-14.30     Coffee

14.30-16.00     Hands-on: Working with marker-based analysis (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

 

Day 2 (Tuesday November 27th 2012):

- Lille IT Lab, Victor Albeck Building (basement of white building) the Aarhus University

08.00-08.20     Setting up a clinical RSA Study (B Kaptein)

08.20-08.30     Regulatory Bodies in Denmark (M Stilling)

08.30-08.45     5 minute presentations of Research Projects by course participants

08.45-09.30     Early detected loosening: what to do next?" (E Valstar)

09.30-09.45     Coffee

09.45-12.00     Data-analysis, interpretation and presentation of results (B Kaptein and E Valstar)

10 minute presentation of the Adora RSA system (Poul Winther from NRT)

5 minute presentations of Research Projects by course participants

12.00-12.30     Lunch

12.30-14.00     Hands-on: Working with model-based analysis (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

14.15-14.30     Coffee

14.30-16.00     Hands-on: Working with hip wear analysis (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

 

Day 3 (Wednesday November 28th 2012):

- Lille IT Lab, Victor Albeck Building (basement of white building) the Aarhus University

08.00-09.30     Advanced features of Model-Based RSA (B Kaptein)

09.30-09.45     Coffee

09.45-12.00     Hands-on: Working with advanced features (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

12.00-12.30     Lunch

12.30-14.00     Introduction to fluoroscopic image analysis and data (B Kaptein)

14.15-14.30     Coffee

14.30-16.00     Hands-on: Working with flouroscopic analysis (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

 

Day 4 (Thursday November 29th 2012):

- Lille IT Lab, Victor Albeck Building (basement of white building) the Aarhus University

08.00-09.30     Difficult analyses: occluded markers, high values, no migration… (B Kaptein)

09.30-09.45     Coffee

09:45-11.30     Hands-on: difficult analyses and problem solutions (option to bring own radiographs) (B Kaptein, R Mørup, M Stilling)

11.30-12.00     Evaluation, hand-out of multiple-choice exam, and adjourn.

 

For questions contact the Course Leader Maiken Stilling.