Method and system for surgical modeling

1. A method of surgical modeling, comprising:

displaying a set of related two-dimensional (2D) anatomical images;

identifying a plurality of anatomical landmarks on the set of related 2D anatomical images;

scaling a three-dimensional (3D) representation of at least one prosthesis to match a scale of the 2D anatomical images based at least in part on a relationship between the anatomical landmarks, wherein the at least one prosthesis comprises a parent prosthesis and one or more child prostheses; and

utilizing 3D information from the at least one prosthesis along with information based on at least one of the plurality of anatomical landmarks to create procedure-based information, wherein creating procedure-based information comprises predicting a patient's range of motion based on:

a) a range of motion of the parent prosthesis and the one or more child prostheses; and

b) a relationship between the parent prosthesis, the one or more child prostheses, and one or more of the plurality of anatomical landmarks.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating procedure-based information comprises calculating surgical information.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the surgical information is selected from the group consisting of an amount of bone removal, a location for a saw cut, a prosthesis insertion path, an area of bone contact with the at least one prosthesis, an amount of cement, a cement contact area, and a cement location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating procedure-based information comprises comparing information from the at least one prosthesis with information from the plurality of anatomical landmarks.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein comparing information from the at least one prosthesis with information from the plurality of anatomical landmarks comprises:

determining a first distance between a first anatomical landmark and a second anatomical landmark;

determining a second distance between the first anatomical landmark and a prosthesis feature comparable to the second anatomical landmark; and

determining a delta as the difference between the first distance and the second distance.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the first anatomical landmark comprises tear drop line;

the second anatomical landmark comprises a pelvis socket; and

the prosthesis feature comprises a center of an acetabular cup.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying at least one 2D image portraying the patient's predicted range of motion at one or more locations.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more locations comprise maximum range locations.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a kinematic animation of the patient's predicted range of motion.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a 3D anatomical model from the set of related 2D anatomical images using one or more of the plurality of anatomical landmarks.

11. A system for surgical modeling, comprising:

a prosthesis knowledge-based information system;

a patient anatomical-based information system;

a user interface; and

a controller comprising:

a) an anatomical landmark identifier;

b) a prosthesis-to-anatomical-feature relator; and

c) a procedure modeler, wherein the procedure modeler is configured to predict a patient's range of motion based on:

i) a range of motion of a parent prosthesis and one or more child prostheses; and

ii) a relationship between the parent prosthesis, the one or more child prostheses, and one or more of a plurality of anatomical landmarks identified by the anatomical landmark identifier.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the prosthesis knowledge-based information system comprises a database having at least one data field selected from the group consisting of a 3D model of a prosthesis, rotation points of the prosthesis, mechanical axis of a prosthesis, movement of the prosthesis, orientation of the prosthesis, translation of the prosthesis, rotation of the prosthesis, support measurements of the prosthesis, material information for the prosthesis, positional information for the prosthesis, and degrees of freedom for the prosthesis.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the patient anatomical-based information system comprises a database having at least one data field selected from the group consisting of an X-ray, a CT scan, a patient image, an anatomical landmark, and an anatomical mechanical axis.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the anatomical landmark identifier is configured to enable a user to identify one or more anatomical landmarks manually via the user interface.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the user interface comprises a set of related 2D anatomical images where the one or more anatomical landmarks are identified.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the anatomical landmark identifier is configured to identify the one or more anatomical landmarks automatically.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller further comprises a three dimensional (3D) model generator.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the 3D model generator is configured to utilize at least two images from the set of related 2D anatomical images to create a 3D anatomical model.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the 3D anatomical model comprises anatomical landmarks located in three dimensions.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the prosthesis to anatomical feature relator is configured to determine a 3D relationship between the 3D anatomical model and a 3D prosthesis model from the prosthesis knowledge-based information system.

21. The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller further comprises a prosthesis parent to prosthesis child relator.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the prosthesis parent to prosthesis child relator is configured to determine a 3D relationship between a prosthesis model and a child prosthesis model from the prosthesis knowledge-based information system as well-as with a 3D anatomical model.

23. The system of claim 11 , wherein the procedure modeler is configured to calculate surgical information.

24. The system of claim 23 , wherein the surgical information is selected from the group consisting of an amount of bone removal, a location for a saw cut, a prosthesis insertion path, an area of bone contact with the at least one prosthesis, an amount of cement, a cement contact area, and a cement location.

25. The system of claim 11 , wherein the procedure modeler is configured to compare information from the at least one prosthesis with information from the plurality of anatomical landmarks.

26. A set of machine executable instructions embodied on a machine readable medium for surgical modeling, comprising:

instructions displaying a set of related two-dimensional (2D) anatomical images;

instructions identifying a plurality of anatomical landmarks on the set of related 2D anatomical images;

instructions scaling a three-dimensional (3D) representation of at least one prosthesis to match a scale of the 2D anatomical images based at least in part on a relationship between the anatomical landmarks, wherein the at least one prosthesis comprises a parent prosthesis and one or more child prostheses; and

instructions utilizing 3D information from the at least one prosthesis along with information based on at least one of the plurality of anatomical landmarks to create procedure-based information, wherein creating procedure-based information comprises predicting a patient's range of motion based on:

a) a range of motion of the parent prosthesis and the one or more child prostheses; and

b) a relationship between the parent prosthesis, the one or more child prostheses, and one or more of the plurality of anatomical landmarks.

27. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 26 , wherein creating procedure-based information comprises calculating surgical information.

28. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 27 , wherein the surgical information is selected from the group consisting of an amount of bone removal, a location for a saw cut, a prosthesis insertion path, an area of bone contact with the at least one prosthesis, an amount of cement, a cement contact area, and a cement location.

29. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 26 , wherein creating procedure-based information comprises comparing information from the at least one prosthesis with information from the plurality of anatomical landmarks.

30. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 29 , wherein comparing information from the at least one prosthesis with information from the plurality of anatomical landmarks comprises:

determining a first distance between a first anatomical landmark and a second anatomical landmark;

determining a second distance between the first anatomical landmark and a prosthesis feature comparable to the second anatomical landmark; and

determining a delta as the difference between the first distance and the second distance.

31. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 30 , wherein:

the first anatomical landmark comprises tear drop line;

the second anatomical landmark comprises a pelvis socket; and

the prosthesis feature comprises a center of an acetabular cup.

32. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 26 , further comprising displaying at least one 2D image portraying the patient's predicted range of motion at one or more locations.

33. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 26 wherein the one or more locations comprise maximum range locations.

34. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 26 , further comprising displaying a kinematic animation of the patient's predicted range of motion.

35. The set of machine executable instructions of claim 26 , further comprising creating a 3D anatomical model from the set of related 2D anatomical images using one or more of the plurality of anatomical landmarks.