Biomechanical modeling and analysis of a direct incremental segmental translation system for the instrumentation of scoliotic deformities

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• 作者：Xiaoyu Wang^a ; ^b ; Carl-Eric Aubin^a ; ^b ; ^{carl-eric.aubin@polymtl.ca"" rel=""nofollow} ; Dennis Crandall^c ; Hubert Labelle^b
• 关键词：Biomechanical modeling ; Scoliosis ; Spine instrumentation ; Direct incremental segmental translation
• 刊名：Clinical Biomechanics
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：July 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：26
• 期：6
• 页码：548-555
• 全文大小：828 K

文摘

Background

Severe scoliosis deformities are usually treated by surgical instrumentation. Systems utilizing monoaxial pedicle screws with a tulip top design require rods to be fully seated and locked into the slot of each implant. The result is a limitation to the vertebra-positioning capability and the correction force control. Direct incremental segmental translation (DIST) was developed as a refinement of translational correction philosophies to provide better force control and vertebra-positioning capability. The objective of this study is to develop a biomechanical model for the spine instrumentation with the DIST system in order to simulate, analyze and compare different deformity correction strategies.

Methods

The patient-specific spine geometry was reconstructed using calibrated coronal and sagittal radiographs. The spine biomechanical properties were adapted from experimental data and further adjusted using the patient's side-bending radiographs. Instrumentation constructs were modeled as rigid bodies connected by kinematic joints. The instrumentation maneuvers of 6 cases were simulated for which the simulation parameters were extracted from the surgery documentation and video. The correction maneuvers and resulting effects were analyzed.

Findings

The simulations agreed well with the real surgery (differences on Cobb angles < 5°). The vertebral position relative to the rod was determined by 5 independent variables (position and orientation) vs. 2 for a monoaxial screw, thus increasing the possible correction of the connected vertebrae. The DIST system allows the spine deformity to be reduced by either gradually pulling the spine towards the rod through helical connections or translating it by pivoting the posts. Load at the vertebra-implant connection did not exceed 338 N, and was well distributed (standard deviation < 110 N).

Interpretation

The study shows that the DIST system allows good control of the scoliotic vertebrae with good load sharing among implants.