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ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2023

What are the optimal targeting visualizations for performing surgical navigation of iliosacral screws? A user study.

Prashant U Pandey, Pierre Guy, Kelly A Lefaivre, Antony J Hodgson

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Article in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Prashant U PandeySchool of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2222 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. prashant@ece.ubc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9275-590X
Pierre GuyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Kelly A LefaivreDepartment of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Antony J HodgsonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2054-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.

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introductionComplex orthopaedic procedures, such as iliosacral screw (ISS) fixations, can take advantage of surgical navigation technology to achieve accurate results. Although the impact of surgical navigation on outcomes has been studied, no studies to date have quantified how the design of the targeting display used for navigation affects ISS targeting performance. However, it is known in other contexts that how task information is displayed can have significant effects on both accuracy and time required to perform motor tasks, and that this can be different among users with different experience levels. This study aimed to investigate which visualization techniques helped experienced surgeons and inexperienced users most efficiently and accurately align a surgical tool to a target axis.

methodsWe recruited 21 participants and conducted a user study to investigate five proposed 2D visualizations (bullseye, rotated bullseye, target-fixed, tool-fixed in translation, and tool-fixed in translation and rotation) with varying representations of the ISS targets and tool, and one 3D visualization. We measured the targeting accuracy achieved by each participant, as well as the time required to perform the task using each of the visualizations.

resultsWe found that all 2D visualizations had equivalent translational and rotational errors, with mean translational errors below 0.9 mm and rotational errors below 1.1[Formula: see text]. The 3D visualization had statistically greater mean translational and rotational errors (4.29 mm and 5.47[Formula: see text], p < 0.001) across all users. We also found that the 2D bullseye view allowed users to complete the simulated task most efficiently (mean 30.2 s; 95% CI 26.4-35.7 s), even when combined with other visualizations.

conclusionsOur results show that 2D bullseye views helped both experienced orthopaedic trauma surgeons and inexperienced users target iliosacral screws accurately and efficiently. These findings could inform the design of visualizations for use in a surgical navigation system for screw insertions for both training and surgical practice.

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Fractures, BoneSurgery, Computer-AssistedFluoroscopyFracture Fixation, InternalHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalTomography, X-Ray ComputedComputer-assisted surgeryHuman–computer interactionIliosacral screw insertionSurgical navigation

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