ArticleNorth American Spine Society journal2021
Towards a validated patient-specific computational modeling framework to identify failure regions in traditional growing rods in patients with early onset scoliosis.
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- Computational Challenges in Tissue Engineering for the Spine.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundWhile growing rods are an important contribution to early-onset scoliosis treatment, rod fractures are a common complication that require reoperations. A recent retrieval analysis study performed on failed traditional growing rods revealed that there are commonalities among patient characteristics based on the location of rod fracture. However, it remains unknown if these locations correspond to high stress regions in the implanted construct.
methodsA patient-specific finite element scoliotic model was developed to match the pre-operative (pre-op) scoliotic curve of a patient as described in previously published articles, and by using the patient registry information along with biplanar radiographs. A dual stainless-steel traditional growing rod construct was implanted into this scoliotic model and the surgical procedure was simulated to match the post-operative (post-op) scoliotic curve parameters. Muscle stabilization and gravity was simulated through follower load application. Rod distraction magnitudes were chosen based on pre-op to post-op cobb angle correction, and flexion bending load was simulated to identify the high stress regions on the rods.
resultsThe patient-specific finite element model identified two high stress regions on the posterior surface of the rods, one at mid construct and the other adjacent to the distal anchors. This correlated well with the data obtained from the retrieval analysis performed by researchers at U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which showed the posterior surface of the rod as the fracture initiation site, and the three locations of failure as mid-construct, adjacent to distal anchors, and adjacent to tandem connector.
conclusionsThe result of this study confirms that the high stress regions on the growing rods, as identified by the FEA, match the fracture prone sites identified in the retrieval analysis performed at the FDA. This proof-of-concept patient-specific approach can be used to predict sites prone to fracture in growing rods.
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