Jobe Shatrov1,2, Daniel Marsden-Jones3, Matt Lyons4, William L Walter5. 1. Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia. 2. The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3. Navbit Holdings, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 4. The Mater Hospital, North Sydney, NSW, Australia. 5. Orthopaedic Department, Royal North Shore Hospital and Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract
Background: Incorrect acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been associated with poor outcomes. Computer-assisted hip arthroplasty increases accuracy and consistency of cup positioning compared to conventional methods. Traditional navigation units have been associated with problems such as bulkiness of equipment and reproducibility of anatomical landmarks, particularly in obese patients or the lateral position. Purpose: We sought to evaluate the accuracy of a novel miniature inertial measurement system, the Navbit Sprint navigation device (Navbit, Sydney, Australia), to navigate acetabular component positioning in both the supine and lateral decubitus positions. We also aimed to validate a new method of patient registration that does not require acquisition of anatomical landmarks for navigation. Methods: We performed THA in a cadaveric study in supine and lateral positions using Navbit navigation to record cup position and compared mean scores from 3 Navbit devices for each cup position on post-implantation CT scans. Results: A total of 11 cups (5 supine and 6 lateral) were available for comparison. A difference of 2.34° in the supine direct anterior approach when assessing acetabular version was deemed to be statistically but not clinically significant. There was no statistically significant difference between CT and navigation measurements of cup position in the lateral position. Conclusion: This cadaveric study suggests that a novel inertial-based navigation tool is accurate for cup positioning in THA in the supine and lateral positions. Furthermore, it validates a novel registration method that does not require the identification of anatomical landmarks.
Background: Incorrect acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been associated with poor outcomes. Computer-assisted hip arthroplasty increases accuracy and consistency of cup positioning compared to conventional methods. Traditional navigation units have been associated with problems such as bulkiness of equipment and reproducibility of anatomical landmarks, particularly in obese patients or the lateral position. Purpose: We sought to evaluate the accuracy of a novel miniature inertial measurement system, the Navbit Sprint navigation device (Navbit, Sydney, Australia), to navigate acetabular component positioning in both the supine and lateral decubitus positions. We also aimed to validate a new method of patient registration that does not require acquisition of anatomical landmarks for navigation. Methods: We performed THA in a cadaveric study in supine and lateral positions using Navbit navigation to record cup position and compared mean scores from 3 Navbit devices for each cup position on post-implantation CT scans. Results: A total of 11 cups (5 supine and 6 lateral) were available for comparison. A difference of 2.34° in the supine direct anterior approach when assessing acetabular version was deemed to be statistically but not clinically significant. There was no statistically significant difference between CT and navigation measurements of cup position in the lateral position. Conclusion: This cadaveric study suggests that a novel inertial-based navigation tool is accurate for cup positioning in THA in the supine and lateral positions. Furthermore, it validates a novel registration method that does not require the identification of anatomical landmarks.
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