FAQ EN - mediCAD
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1. FAQ 10 most frequently asked questions How can I find information user manual to the specific modules The mediCAD user manual is available in digital form Please press the F1 key on your keyboard Alternatively klick on the question mark in the mediCAD menu bar You can find the user manual under menu item Help What shall do in case automatic scaling with a reference sphere doesn t work In the mediCAD menu bar select FILE then SETTINGS and then SCALING You can now choose the required scaling mode and enter the diameter of the reference sphere in mm How can I hide specific manufacturers so the whole prosthesis database list isn t displayed every time Please select the manufacturer you don t need and perform a right click with the mouse Select HIDE ITEM The manufacturer will not be displayed any longer At the end of the manufacturer list you can see a small arrow symbol containing the hidden elements How do proceed with my planning when prostheses consist of multiple elements e g revision stem systems and I don t want to exit the prosthesis database after each element Please click on the button in the implant tool You can now automatically add another element Where do I find e g gamma nails or PFNA nails Please select menu item OSTEOSYNTHESIS or PLATES NAILS in the planning tool You can find further implants there Where do CUT THE FEMUR during hip planning Without regard to the su2. bsequent resection please draw a line through the femoral neck then define a polygon image area Finish drawing the polygon with a right click of the mouse When do I have to correct abduction adduction during hip planning This is an optional function only in case of an inherent malposition or if the x ray is not ideal due to a less cooperative patient How do I bring the rotation centers of cup and stem to congruency This requires a cut femur and the selection of one single neck length head center Using the function REPOSITION OF SHAFT PROSTHESIS click on the crosshairs of the femoral neck The program automatically captures the prosthesis center when moving the cursor of the mouse towards it CAUTION Please always zoom in in order to avoid a wrong reposition In the Osteotomy module what is the difference between KNEE BASE TIBIA NORMAL and KNEE BASE TIBIA WITH FUJISAWA POINT 10 Using the function KNEE BASE TIBIA WITH FUJISAWA POINT additionally to the tibial knee base center a second point Fujisawa point is drawn It is displayed as an X This point is lateral at 62 of the mediolateral tibial plateau and defines the 3 overcorrection The center line Mikulicz line is later drawn through this point In the Osteotomy module how do I draw my line in order to obtain an OPEN WEDGE or a CLOSED WEDGE Define the line by 2 points in the same way you would perform the resection intraoperatively With the third po
3. int the rotation center for OPEN WEDGE or CLOSED WEDGE is defined
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