Abstract
The field of orthopedics has become increasingly important at present as the number of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis increases every year. Conventional identification methods are still being used to find a suitable implant for the patient. Therefore, a digital method need to be for an effective identification of implant size, identification prosess can be effectively implemented. This paper describes the design of hip joint implant for use in digital environment. Manual implant template used by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC) was used as the basis for the hip joint implant design. The template was redesigned using AutoCAD 2008 software. Template generated in AutoCAD format was converted to JPEG format so that it can be used in Photoshop software for colouring and scaling. The digital implant was then tested by using x-ray images of patients from by UKMMC. Our results showed that the digital hip joint implants produced were suitable and can be used in the digital environment.