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Computer assisted orthopaedic surgical system for insertion of distal locking screws in intra-medullary nails: a valid and reliable navigation system

Malek, S.; Phillips, R.; Mohsen, A.; Viant, W.; Bielby, M.; Sherman, K.

Authors

S. Malek

R. Phillips

A. Mohsen

M. Bielby

K. Sherman



Abstract

The insertion of distal locking screws is a difficult task in intra-medullary (IM) nailing operations of long bones and contributes a significant proportion to the overall operating time. The current technique to insert these screws uses numerous fluoroscopic images and depends on the skills and expertise of the surgeon. The Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgical System (CAOSS) was developed to assist orthopaedic surgeons in these operations. The laboratory based test results for insertion of distal locking screws in IM nailing procedures are presented and discussed in terms of accuracy and as part of the validation process to introduce new CAOS procedures into clinical use. This study shows that CAOSS in IM nailing is robust and reliable. Positional accuracy was shown to be within 0.3 mm and angular accuracy within 0.2 degrees with femoral IM nail. CAOSS was also shown to be very reliable and accurate at different angles of distal screws in fluoroscopic image space. Copyright 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Citation

Malek, S., Phillips, R., Mohsen, A., Viant, W., Bielby, M., & Sherman, K. (2005). Computer assisted orthopaedic surgical system for insertion of distal locking screws in intra-medullary nails: a valid and reliable navigation system. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 1(4), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.54

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Apr 5, 2006
Publication Date 2005-12
Journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY
Print ISSN 1478-5951
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 1
Issue 4
Pages 34-44
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.54
Keywords Biophysics; Surgery; Computer Science Applications
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/391635
Publisher URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rcs.54