Method and system for human joint treatment plan and personalized surgery planning using 3-D kinematics, fusion imaging and simulation

A computer-implemented method for producing a 3D animation of a joint of patient, the 3D animation used in the determination of a list of one or more joint treatment plans and/or surgery plans for the joint of the patient, the method comprising:

• at an input device:
• obtaining, from motion sensors, 3D kinematic data of the joint in movement;
• and
• obtaining, from a 3D static imagery sensor, 3D static imagery data of the joint in a static position;
• and
• at a processing device in communication with the input device:
• merging the 3D kinematic data and the 3D static imagery data of the joint, to produce merged 3D joint data for the joint of the patient;
• using the 3D joint data to produce and display a 3D animation of the joint;
• and
• generating the list of one or more joint treatment plans and/or surgery plans for the joint of the patient.

An apparatus for generating a list of one or more joint treatment plan and/or surgery plan for a joint of a patient, the apparatus comprising:

• an input for receiving 3D kinematic data of the joint in movement;
• a processing device in communication with the input;
• a memory for storing instructions which cause the processing device to:
• determine, from the 3D kinematic data, scores characterising a joint function of the patient, the one or more scores being relative to one or more criteria;
• and
• compare the scores to data in a database which characterize a plurality of treatment plans and/or surgery plans to generate the list of one or more joint treatment plans and/or surgery plans which match the scores;
• and
• an output for outputting the list of one or more joint treatment plans and/or surgery plans which match the scores.