ArticleJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma2019
Anatomical fitting of a plate shape directly derived from a 3D statistical bone model of the tibia.
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Abstract
introductionIntra- and inter-population variations of bone morphology have made the process of designing an anatomically well-fitting fracture fixation plate challenging. Although statistical bone models have recently been used for analysing morphological variabilities, it is not known to what extent they would also provide the basis for the design of a new plate shape. This would be particularly valuable in the case where no existing plate shape is available to start the process of fit optimisation. Therefore, this study investigated the anatomical fitting of a plate shape (statistical plate) derived from the mean shape of a statistical 3D tibia bone model in comparison to results available from two other plate shapes.
methodsForty-five 3D bone models of tibiae from Japanese cadaver specimens, as well as 3D models of the plate undersurface of both a commercial and shape optimised Medial Distal Tibia Plate, were utilised from earlier studies. The mean shape of the 3D statistical bone model was generated from the tibia models utilising the Statismo framework. With reverse engineering software, the plate undersurface of the statistical plate shape was derived directly from the mean surface of the statistical 3D bone model. Through an iterative process, the statistical plate model was placed at the correct surgical position on each bone model for fit assessment.
resultsThe statistical plate was fitting for 20% of the tibiae compared to 13% for the commercial and 67% for the optimised plate, respectively.
conclusionsThe plate shape derived directly from a statistical bone model was fitting better than the commercial plate, but considerably inferior to that of an optimised plate. However, the results do clearly indicate that this approach provides an appropriate and solid basis for commencing shape optimisation of the statistical plate. Studies of other anatomical regions are required to confirm whether these findings can be generalised.
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