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Area of Science:

  • Spinal biomechanics
  • Medical imaging analysis
  • Surgical planning

Background:

  • Accurate measurement of spinal instability is crucial for effective surgical treatment.
  • Functional X-ray analysis provides range of motion (RoM) and center of rotation (CoR) data.
  • Current methods for CoR determination lack accuracy, often leading to its omission in clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of a new analysis software, FXA™, for determining spinal RoM and CoR using in vitro experiments.
  • To compare the accuracy of FXA™ with an optical motion tracking system.

Main Methods:

  • Six bovine spinal specimens (L3-4) were analyzed using a robotic system and functional radiography.
  • CoRs were preset, and specimens were moved to various RoM angles.
  • FXA™ software and an optical motion tracking system (Optotrak Certus) were used to measure RoM and CoR, with errors calculated against presets.

Main Results:

  • FXA™ showed minimal RoM error (0.04 ± 0.13°) compared to presets, comparable to the optical system (0.10 ± 0.16°).
  • CoR accuracy improved with increasing RoM; FXA™ achieved clinically relevant accuracy (<5mm bias) for RoM > 1°.
  • Both methods demonstrated high correlation (0.998, p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • FXA™ software accurately determines spinal range of motion and center of rotation for movements greater than 1°.
  • This validated software enables precise polysegmental RoM, CoR, and implant migration measurements in clinical practice.
  • FXA™ has the potential to improve surgical treatment planning for spinal instability.