A Wireless Load Measurement Tool for Spine Surgery

Author

Lou, E. ; Raso, V.J. ; Martin, B. ; Epper, M. ; Hill, D.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Rehabilitation Technol., Glenrose Rehabilitation Hosp., Edmonton, Alta.

Volume

3

fYear

2005

fDate

16-19 May 2005

Firstpage

1813

Lastpage

1817

Abstract

Comprehensively understanding the mechanics of loads transmitted to the spine during scoliosis corrective surgery will improve surgical outcome and patient safety. A system consisting of wireless instrumented hooks and screws, and a wireless data acquisition system was developed to measure the loads and moments imposed during scoliosis surgery. From laboratory tests, the maximum error of posterior/anterior forces and moments were 2-3% of the maximum loads during surgery. This study improves the understanding of mechanics during surgical correction

Keywords

bone; data acquisition; force measurement; surgery; intelligent system; patient safety; scoliosis corrective surgery; spine surgery; wireless data acquisition system; wireless instrumented hooks; wireless instrumented screws; wireless load measurement tool; Bones; Data acquisition; Fasteners; Health and safety; Hospitals; Laboratories; Spine; Surgery; Surges; Surgical instruments; Data Acquisition; Intelligent System; Spine Surgery; Wireless;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2005. IMTC 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8879-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2005.1604485

Filename

1604485