F. Portheine

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F. Portheine is a pioneer in computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery, with a career focused on integrating digital planning, navigation, and robotics into clinical practice. Their foundational work introduced the concept of using patient-specific templates derived from 3D tomographic reconstructions to plan and execute orthopaedic interventions with unprecedented precision. This approach, detailed in their most-cited paper (18 citations), allowed surgeons to simulate operations virtually and then realize them intraoperatively using either navigation systems or robotic assistance. Portheine further advanced the field by developing the CRANIO system for navigated and robot-assisted skull surgery (16 citations), and by addressing critical technical challenges such as data exchange between computer-assisted surgery (CAS) and CAD/CAM systems. Their contributions helped bridge the gap between surgical planning and automated execution, laying essential groundwork for today’s personalized, image-guided surgical workflows. By demonstrating both the advantages and challenges of automation in orthopaedics, Portheine’s research has been instrumental in shaping the adoption of computer and robotic technologies in the operating room.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Planning and realization of orthopedic surgery with the aid of individual templates

   18 citations · 2000
2. 2
   CRANIO—computer-assisted planning for navigated and robot-assisted surgery on the skull

   16 citations · 2003
3. 3
   An interface for the data exchange between CAS and CAD/CAM systems

   5 citations · 2003
4. 4
   Computer- und Robotertechnik für die bildgeführte Orthopädische Chirurgie (Computer and Robot Technology for Image guided Orthopaedic Surgery)

   3 citations · 2002

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