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Bautista AG, Reyes JL, Lee NJ, Fields MW, Sardar ZM, Lenke LG, Lombardi JM, Lehman RA. Patient-Specific Rods in Adolescent and Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Narrative Review. Int J Spine Surg 2024; 18:S57-S63. [PMID: 39197874 DOI: 10.14444/8642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
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Spinal deformity surgery often requires complex surgical interventions that can have a drastic effect on both patient quality of life and functional capacity. Modern-day corrective solutions for these deformities include spinal osteotomies, pedicle screw instrumentation, and dual/multirod constructs. These solutions are efficacious and are currently considered standard practice for spinal surgeons, but they lack individualization. Patient-specific rods (PSRs) are a novel technology that attempts to offer a personalized approach to spinal deformity correction based on preoperative computerized tomography scans. Moreover, PSRs may offer several advantages to conventional rods, which include achievement of desired rod contour angles according to surgical planning alignment goals, reduced operative time, and reduced blood loss. In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, those instrumented with PSR have observed coronal Cobb reductions up to 74%. In adult spinal deformity, PSRs have offered superior correction in radiographic parameters such as sagittal vertical axis and pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis. However, there still remains a paucity of research in this area, mainly in health care expenditure, cost-effectiveness, and longitudinal clinical outcomes. The purpose of this article is to survey the current body of knowledge of PSR instrumentation in both adolescent and adult spinal deformity populations. The current strength, limitations, and future directions of PSRs are highlighted throughout this article.
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- Anson G Bautista
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Eisenhower, GA, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Jabbouri SS, Joo P, David WB, Jeong S, Moran J, Jonnalagadda A, Tuason D. Pre-contoured patient-specific rods result in superior immediate sagittal plane alignment than surgeon contoured rods in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY (HONG KONG) 2024; 10:177-189. [PMID: 38974495 PMCID: PMC11224791 DOI: 10.21037/jss-24-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery typically involves posterior spinal fusion (PSF) using rods contoured by the surgeon, which may be time-consuming and may not reliably restore optimal sagittal alignment. However, pre-contoured patient-specific rods may more optimally restore sagittal spinal alignment. This study evaluates the radiographic outcomes of AIS patients who underwent PSF utilizing surgeon contoured vs. pre-contoured rods. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of AIS patients who underwent PSF with either surgeon contoured or pre-contoured rods. Demographics, Lenke classification, fused levels, osteotomies, estimated blood loss (EBL), and surgical time were also obtained via chart review. Coronal curve magnitude, T5-T12 thoracic kyphosis (TK), lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence (PI), PI-LL mismatch, and T1 pelvic angle (TPA) were obtained pre-operatively, postoperatively and at last follow up. Outcome measures included rate of achievement of postoperative radiographic alignment goals (TK between 20 and 40 degrees, PI-LL mismatch within 10 degrees, and TPA <14 degrees). Predicted post-operative sagittal alignment was also compared with observed measurements. Student's and paired t-tests were performed to determine significant mean differences for continuous variables, and chi-square for categorical variables. Results No differences were found in demographics, Lenke classification, preop radiographic measurements, fused levels, osteotomies, EBL, and surgical time in the surgeon contoured cohort (n=36; average follow up 11.3 months) and pre-contoured cohort (n=22; average follow up 9.7 months). At last follow up, 95.5% of patients with pre-contoured rods vs. 61.1% of patients with surgeon contoured rods (P=0.004) met TK goal. During assessment of first standing postoperative X-ray, 72.7% of patients with pre-contoured rods vs. 33.3% of patients with surgeon contoured rods met PI-LL mismatch goal (P=0.004). Other radiographic measurements were similar. Artificial intelligence (AI) predicted and observed differences for the pre-contoured group were 3.7 for TK (P=0.005), -7.6 for PI-LL mismatch (P=0.002), and -2.6 for TPA (P=0.11). Conclusions AI and pre-contoured rods help achieve global sagittal balance with high accuracy and improved kyphosis restoration and PI-LL mismatch than surgeon contoured rods in AIS patients.
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- Sahir S. Jabbouri
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Solla F, Ilharreborde B, Clément JL, Rose EO, Monticone M, Bertoncelli CM, Rampal V. Patient-Specific Surgical Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 11:106. [PMID: 38255419 PMCID: PMC10814112 DOI: 10.3390/children11010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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The restoration of sagittal alignment is fundamental to the surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Despite established techniques, some patients present with inadequate postoperative thoracic kyphosis (TK), which may increase the risk of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and imbalance. There is a lack of knowledge concerning the effectiveness of patient-specific rods (PSR) with measured sagittal curves in achieving a TK similar to that planned in AIS surgery, the factors influencing this congruence, and the incidence of PJK after PSR use. This is a systematic review of all types of studies reporting on the PSR surgical correction of AIS, including research articles, proceedings, and gray literature between 2013 and December 2023. From the 28,459 titles identified in the literature search, 81 were assessed for full-text reading, and 7 studies were selected. These included six cohort studies and a comparative study versus standard rods, six monocentric and one multicentric, three prospective and four retrospective studies, all with a scientific evidence level of 4 or 3. They reported a combined total of 355 AIS patients treated with PSR. The minimum follow-up was between 4 and 24 months. These studies all reported a good match between predicted and achieved TK, with the main difference ranging from 0 to 5 degrees, p > 0.05, despite the variability in surgical techniques and the rods' properties. There was no proximal junctional kyphosis, whereas the current rate from the literature is between 15 and 46% with standard rods. There are no specific complications related to PSR. The exact role of the type of implants is still unknown. The preliminary results are, therefore, encouraging and support the use of PSR in AIS surgery.
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- Federico Solla
- Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Lenval Foundation, 57, Avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France; (J.-L.C.); (C.M.B.); (V.R.)
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- Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Hôpital Robert Debré, AP-HP, 75019 Paris, France;
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- Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Lenval Foundation, 57, Avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France; (J.-L.C.); (C.M.B.); (V.R.)
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- Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Homewood Campus, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy;
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- Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Lenval Foundation, 57, Avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France; (J.-L.C.); (C.M.B.); (V.R.)
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- Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Lenval Foundation, 57, Avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France; (J.-L.C.); (C.M.B.); (V.R.)
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Levy HA, Pinter ZW, Honig R, Salmons HI, Hobson SL, Karamian BA, Freedman BA, Elder BD, Fogelson JL, Nassr AN, Sebastian AS. A Standardized Curriculum Improves Trainee Rod Bending Proficiency in Spinal Deformity Surgery. Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Educational Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2024; 32:e17-e25. [PMID: 37494716 DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Surgical simulation is increasingly being accepted as a training platform to promote skill development and a safe surgical technique. Preliminary investigations in spine surgery show that simulation paired with educational intervention can markedly improve trainee performance. This study used a newly developed thoracolumbar fusion rod bending model to assess the effect of a novel educational curriculum and simulator training on surgical trainee rod bending speed and proficiency. METHODS Junior (PGY1 to 2) and senior (PGY3-fellow) surgical trainees at a single academic institution were prospectively enrolled in a rod bending simulation using a T7-pelvis spinal fusion model. Participants completed two simulations, with 1 month between first and second attempts. Fifty percent of surgeons in each training level were randomized to receive an educational curriculum (rod bending technique videos and unlimited simulator practice) between simulation attempts. Rod bending simulation proficiency was determined by the percentage of participants who completed the task (conclusion at 20 minutes), time to task completion or conclusion, and number of incomplete set screws at task conclusion. Participants completed a preparticipation and postparticipation survey. Univariate analysis compared rod bending proficiency and survey results between education and control cohorts. RESULTS Forty trainees (20 junior and 20 senior) were enrolled, with 20 participants randomized to the education and control cohorts. No notable differences were observed in the first simulation rod bending proficiency or preparticipation survey results between the education and control cohorts. In the second simulation, the education versus the control cohort demonstrated a significantly higher completion rate ( P = 0.01), shorter task time ( P = 0.009), fewer incomplete screws ( P = 0.003), and greater experience level ( P = 0.008) and comfort level ( P = 0.002) on postparticipation survey. DISCUSSION Trainees who participated in a novel educational curriculum and simulator training relative to the control cohort improved markedly in rod bending proficiency and comfort level. Rod bending simulation could be incorporated in existing residency and fellowship surgical skills curricula. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE I.
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- Hannah A Levy
- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (Levy, Pinter, Honig, Salmons, Freedman, Nassr, and Sebastian), the Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (Elder and Fogelson), the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (Hobson), and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Karamian)
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Abedi R, Fatouraee N, Bostanshirin M, Arjmand N, Ghandhari H. Prediction of Fusion Rod Curvature Angles in Posterior Scoliosis Correction Using Artificial Intelligence. THE ARCHIVES OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 2024; 12:494-505. [PMID: 39070879 PMCID: PMC11283296 DOI: 10.22038/abjs.2024.76701.3545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Objectives This study aimed to estimate post-operative rod angles in both concave and convex sides of scoliosis curvature in patients who had undergone posterior surgery, using neural networks and support vector machine (SVM) algorithms. Methods Radiographs of 72 scoliotic individuals were obtained to predict post-operative rod angles at all fusion levels (all spinal joints fused by rods). Pre-operative radiographical indices and pre-operatively resolved net joint moments of the apical vertebrae were employed as inputs for neural networks and SVM with biomechanical modeling using inverse dynamics analysis. Various group combinations were considered as inputs, based on the number of pre-operative angles and moments. Rod angles on both the concave and convex sides of the Cobb angle were considered as outputs. To assess the outcomes, root mean square errors (RMSEs) were evaluated between actual and predicted rod angles. Results Among eight groups with various combinations of radiographical and biomechanical parameters (such as Cobb, kyphosis, and lordosis, as well as joint moments), RMSEs of groups 4 (with seven radiographical angles in each case, which is greater in quantity) and 5 (with four radiographical angles and one biomechanical moment in each case, which is the least possible number of inputs with both radiographical and biomechanical parameters) were minimum, particularly in prediction of the concave rod kyphosis angle (errors were 5.5° and 6.3° for groups 4 and 5, respectively). Rod lordosis angles had larger estimation errors than rod kyphosis ones. Conclusion Neural networks and SVM can be effective techniques for the post-operative estimation of rod angles at all fusion levels to assist surgeons with rod bending procedures before actual surgery. However, since rod lordosis fusion levels vary widely across scoliosis cases, it is simpler to predict rod kyphosis angles, which is more essential for surgeons.
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- Rasoul Abedi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ishikawa Y, Kanai S, Ura K, Kokabu T, Yamada K, Abe Y, Tachi H, Suzuki H, Ohnishi T, Endo T, Ukeba D, Takahata M, Iwasaki N, Sudo H. Development of Notch-Free, Pre-Bent Rod Applicable for Posterior Corrective Surgery of Thoracolumbar/Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5750. [PMID: 37685817 PMCID: PMC10488454 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12175750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the most common pediatric musculoskeletal disorder, causes a three-dimensional spine deformity. Lenke type 5 AIS is defined as a structural thoracolumbar/lumbar curve with nonstructural thoracic curves. Although a rod curvature will affect clinical outcomes, intraoperative contouring of the straight rod depends on the surgeon's knowledge and experience. This study aimed to determine the optimum rod geometries to provide a pre-bent rod system for posterior spinal surgery in patients with Lenke type 5 AIS. These pre-bent rods will be beneficial for achieving proper postoperative outcomes without rod contouring based on surgeon experience. We investigated 20 rod geometries traced in posterior spinal reconstruction in patients with Lenke type 5 AIS. The differences between the center point clouds in each cluster were evaluated using the iterative closest point (ICP) method with modification. Before the evaluation using the ICP method, the point clouds were divided into four clusters based on the rod length using a hierarchical cluster analysis. Because the differences in the values derived from the ICP method were <5 mm for each length-based cluster, four representative rod shapes were generated from the length-based clusters. We identified four optimized rod shapes that will reduce operation time, leading to a decreased patient and surgeon burden.
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- Yoko Ishikawa
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, 2-1-1 Kogane-Chuo, Eniwa 061-1449, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Division of Systems Science and Informatics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, N14W9, Sapporo 060-0814, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, 2-1-1 Kogane-Chuo, Eniwa 061-1449, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, 2-1-1 Kogane-Chuo, Eniwa 061-1449, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, 2-1-1 Kogane-Chuo, Eniwa 061-1449, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, 2-1-1 Kogane-Chuo, Eniwa 061-1449, Hokkaido, Japan;
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan; (Y.I.); (K.U.); (T.K.); (K.Y.); (H.T.); (H.S.); (T.O.); (T.E.); (D.U.); (M.T.); (N.I.)
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15W7, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan
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Shen J, Nemani VM, Leveque JC, Sethi R. Personalized Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Case of Spine Surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2023; 31:901-907. [PMID: 37040614 DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-00789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
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Personalized medicine has made a tremendous impact on patient care. Although initially, it revolutionized pharmaceutical development and targeted therapies in oncology, it has also made an important impact in orthopaedic surgery. The field of spine surgery highlights the effect of personalized medicine because the improved understanding of spinal pathologies and technological innovations has made personalized medicine a key component of patient care. There is evidence for several of these advancements to support their usage in improving patient care. Proper understanding of normative spinal alignment and surgical planning software has enabled surgeons to predict postoperative alignment accurately. Furthermore, 3D printing technologies have demonstrated the ability to improve pedicle screw placement accuracy compared with free-hand techniques. Patient-specific, precontoured rods have shown improved biomechanical properties, which reduces the risk of postoperative rod fractures. Moreover, approaches such as multidisciplinary evaluations tailored to specific patient needs have demonstrated the ability to decrease complications. Personalized medicine has shown the ability to improve care in all phases of surgical management, and several of these approaches are now readily available to orthopaedic surgeons.
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- Jesse Shen
- From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Université de Montréal (Shen), the Virginia Mason Medical Center (Nemani, Leveque, and Sethi), University of Washington (Sethi)
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Shi J, Ordway NR, Sun MH, Albanese SA, Lavelle WF. The effectiveness of pre-contoured titanium alloy rods in inducing thoracic kyphosis after sequential spinal releases in an in vitro biomechanical model. Front Surg 2023; 10:1064037. [PMID: 37206351 PMCID: PMC10189140 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1064037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Purpose Evaluate the ability of pre-contoured rods to induce thoracic kyphosis (TK) in human cadaveric spines and determine the effectiveness of sequential surgical adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) release procedures. Methods Six thoracolumbar (T3-L2) spine specimens were instrumented with pedicle screws bilaterally (T4-T12). Over correction using pre-contoured rods was performed for intact condition and Cobb angle was measured. Rod radius of curvature (RoC) was measured pre- and post-reduction. The process was repeated following sequential release procedures of (1) interspinous and supraspinous ligaments (ISL); (2) ligamentum flavum; (3) Ponte osteotomy; (4) posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL); and (5) transforaminal discectomy. Cobb measurements determined the effective contribution of release on TK and RoC data displayed effects of reduction to the rods. Results The intact TK (T4-12) was 38.0° and increased to 51.7° with rod reduction and over correction. Each release resulted in 5°-7°of additional kyphosis; the largest releases were ISL and PLL. All releases resulted in significant increases in kyphosis compared to intact with rod reduction and over correction. Regionally, kyphosis increased ∼2° for each region following successive releases. Comparing RoC before and after reduction showed significant 6° loss in rod curvature independent of release type. Conclusion Kyphosis increased in the thoracic spine using pre-contoured and over corrected rods. Subsequent posterior releases provided a substantial, meaningful clinical change in the ability to induce additional kyphosis. Regardless of the number of releases, the ability of the rods to induce and over correct kyphosis was reduced following reduction.
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Osuka S, Sudo H, Yamada K, Tachi H, Watanabe K, Sentoku F, Chiba T, Iwasaki N, Mukaino M, Tohyama H. Effects of Posterior Spinal Correction and Fusion on Postural Stability in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Clin Med 2022; 12:jcm12010270. [PMID: 36615069 PMCID: PMC9821153 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12010270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to assess the effects of posterior spinal correction and fusion on postural stability in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The study included 41 female patients with AIS at our institution. All patients performed three 10 s single-leg standing trials on a force plate. The center of pressure (COP) was measured preoperatively, and at 1 week and 6 months postoperatively. The postural stability parameters were absolute minimum time-to-boundary (TTB), mean of the minimum TTB, mean COP velocity, standard deviation, range, and 95% confidence ellipse area. One-way repeated analysis of variance or Friedman test was applied to the postural stability parameters. Multiple comparisons were performed using the Bonferroni correction. The absolute minimum TTB and the mean minimum TTB showed a significant increase 6 months post-operation as compared to preoperatively and 1 week postoperatively. The COP velocity significantly decreased at 6 months post-operation compared to preoperatively and 1 week postoperatively. These changes in postural stability indicate that spinal correction and fusion can be considered to improve postural stability during single-leg standing tests in the postoperative period.
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- Satoshi Osuka
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, Eniwa 061-1449, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8638, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Hokkaido, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo 060-8648, Hokkaido, Japan
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The Sagittal Plane in Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2022; 30:e957-e967. [PMID: 35797683 DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-01060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Sagittal balance is widely recognized as the primary determinant of optimal outcomes in adult spinal deformity. In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), coronal correction risks being obtained at the expense of sagittal malalignment after posterior spinal fusion. Apical lordosis, often underestimated on two-dimensional imaging, is the primary deforming factor in AIS. Failure to restore thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis during posterior spinal fusion contributes to problematic early surgical complications, including proximal or distal junctional kyphosis and failure. Although adolescent patients often compensate for sagittal imbalance in the short-term and mid-term, late sequelae of iatrogenic sagittal imbalance include flatback syndrome, disk degeneration, cervical kyphosis, and late decompensation. Objective criteria using spinopelvic parameters and preoperative three-dimensional planning can guide sagittal plane correction during PSF for AIS. Technical caveats can help avoid sagittal plane complications, including instrumentation level selection, anchor type, and anatomic protection of adjacent levels. Other surgical techniques to optimize restoration of thoracic kyphosis include higher implant density, stiffer rod material, Ponte osteotomies, and deformity correction technique.
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Sudo H. Four-Dimensional Anatomical Spinal Reconstruction in Thoracic Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2022; 12:ST-D-21-00038. [PMID: 35692722 PMCID: PMC9173567 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.21.00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Recent surgical techniques involve 3-dimensional (3D) deformity correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)1-4. However, next-generation surgical strategies should ensure that the final corrected spine is not only “non-scoliotic,” but has an anatomically correct shape. We developed a 4D anatomical spinal reconstruction technique that involves the use of spatiotemporal deformity prediction to preoperatively calculate the postoperative apex of thoracic kyphosis in order to achieve an anatomically correct spinal curvature5-7.
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- Hideki Sudo
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Tachi H, Kato K, Abe Y, Kokabu T, Yamada K, Iwasaki N, Sudo H. Surgical Outcome Prediction Using a Four-Dimensional Planning Simulation System With Finite Element Analysis Incorporating Pre-bent Rods in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Simulation for Spatiotemporal Anatomical Correction Technique. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:746902. [PMID: 34712654 PMCID: PMC8546212 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.746902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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An optimal surgical strategy for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is to provide maximal deformity correction while preserving spinal mobile segments as much as possible and obtaining a balanced posture. From a spatiotemporal deformity correction standpoint, we recently showed that anatomical four-dimensional (4D) spinal correction could be accomplished by curving the rod. In the surgical procedure, two rods are bent identically to confirm spinal anatomical alignment without referring to the intraoperative alignment of the deformity. Therefore, anatomically designed rods have been developed as notch-free, pre-bent rods for easier anatomical reconstruction. In addition to providing the best spinal instrumentation configurations as pre-bent rods, prediction of surgical outcome along with its biomechanical impact can be obtained by simulation of the surgical procedures with computer modeling. However, an objective model that can simulate the surgical outcome in patients with AIS has not been completely elucidated. The present study aimed to compare simulated deformity corrections based on our newly developed spatiotemporal morphological 4D planning simulation system incorporating pre-bent rods and actual deformity corrections in patients with AIS. A consecutive series of 47 patients who underwent anatomical posterior correction for AIS curves were prospectively evaluated. After multilevel facetectomy, except for the lowest instrumented segment, 11 types of pre-bent rods were used. Patient demographic data, radiographic measurements, and sagittal rod angles were analyzed within 1 week of surgery. Our simulation system incorporating pre-bent rods showed a significant correlation with the actual postoperative spinal alignment. The present study demonstrated the feasibility of our simulation system and the ability to simulate the surgical procedure using the pre-bent rods. The simulation system can be used to minimize the differences between the optimal and possible outcomes related to the instrumentation levels and rod shapes. Preoperative assumption of rod shape and length can contribute to a reduction in operative time which decreases blood loss and risk of infection. The results of the finite element analysis in the simulation system measured for each individual patient would also provide a more realistic representation of the surgical procedures.
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- Hiroyuki Tachi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, Eniwa, Japan
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- Department of Systems Information Science, Future University Hakodate, Hakodate, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Eniwa Hospital, Eniwa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Advanced Medicine for Spine and Spinal Cord Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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