3D Deformity Analysis

Skeletal deformity — whether caused by trauma, congenital conditions, metabolic bone disease, or prior surgery — is rarely confined to a single plane. A limb that appears bowed when viewed from the front may also be rotated or angulated when viewed from the side. Conventional two-dimensional X-ray analysis captures only part of the picture.

3D deformity analysis uses CT-derived digital bone models to measure deformity across all three planes simultaneously. This allows surgeons to identify the true apex of the deformity, calculate the precise correction required, and plan the location and orientation of corrective osteotomies with a level of accuracy that is simply not achievable through conventional radiograph assessment.

At Sydney Advanced Orthopaedics, 3D deformity analysis is an integral part of our approach to complex limb reconstruction — particularly for conditions involving significant angular deformity, rotational malalignment, or multi-level pathology.