INTRODUCTION: Computer aided navigation is an important tool which has the capability to enhance surgical accuracy, while reducing negative outcomes. However, it is a relatively new technology and has not yet been accepted as the standard of care in all settings. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study is to present the development and current state of technologies in computer aided navigation in Orthopedic Spine Surgery, specifically in navigated placement of pedicle screws, to examine the clinical need for navigation, it's effect on surgical accuracy and clinical outcome and to determine whether the benefits justify the costs, and make recommendations for future use and enhancements. CONCLUSION: Computer aided navigation in pedicle screw placement enhances accuracy, reduces the probability of negative outcomes, reduces the exposure of the patient and staff to radiation, reduces operative time, and provides cost-savings. Future investigations may potentially enhance this effect further with the use of innovative augmented reality type displays.

Rotatorenmanschettenrupturen (RM-Rupturen) haben eine hohe Prävalenz in der Bevölkerung und kommen mit zunehmendem Alter gehäuft vor (Ozaki et al. 1988, Milgrom et al.1995). Die operative Rekonstruktion der RM gilt als Goldstandard der Behandlung. Unbehandelt neigen RM-Rupturen zu Progression und zu fettiger Infiltration des Muskelbauchs und zu Abnahme der Sehnenqualität (Goutallier et al. 1994). Im weiteren Verlauf droht eine Defektarthropathie mit schmerzhafter Bewegungsseinschränkung und hochgradigem Funktionsverlust der Extremität. Eine zeitgerechte Rekonstruktion der RM kann diesen Verlauf günstig beeinflussen und die Funktion des Schultergelenkes signifikant verbessern (Deutsch et al. 1997, Gladstone et al. 2007). Mit zunehmendem Funktionsanspruch, auch noch im fortgeschrittenen Alter, gewinnt die Rekonstruktion der RM zunehmend an Bedeutung (Worland et al. 1999). Die Rerupturrate der operativen Rekonstruktion ist hoch und wird je nach Autor mit bis zu 94% angegeben (Boileau et al. 2005, Galatz et al. 2004). Uneinigkeit herrscht in der Literatur über die Art der Primärrefixation der Sehne im Knochen (Bishop et al. 2006, Boileau et al. 2005, Galatz et al. 2004). Mehrere Autoren berichten, dass die Nahtankerreparatur der transossären Refixation gleichwertig bzw. überlegen ist (Reed et al., 1996, Klinger et al. 2007). Des Weiteren wird die Anzahl und das Platzierungsmuster der Nahtanker, im Hinblick auf die Primärstabilität, kontrovers diskutiert (Apreleva et al. 2002, Craft et al. 1996, Rossouw et al. 1997). 52 Ziel des Schulterchirurgen sollte es sein, eine möglichst hohe Primärfestigkeit der Rekonstruktion zu erreichen, des Weiteren sollte die Refixationsmethode die spannungsfreie Einheilung der Sehne ermöglichen, den Patienten möglichst schnell einer aktiven Rehabilitation zuführen und die Rerupturrate möglichst gering halten (Kim et al. 2005). Ziel der Arbeit war es zu zeigen, ob eine weitere Reihe Nahtanker eine höhere Primärstabilität in Abhängigkeit des verwendeten Nahtmaterials bietet. Hierzu wurden 32 frische Schafsschultern in 4 Gruppen zu je 8 Präparaten aufgeteilt. Eine vollständige RM-Ruptur wurde simuliert und anschließend wurden die Rupturen entweder mit einer Einreihen-Nahtankerversorgung (single-row-Technik) oder mit einer Zweireihen-Nahtankerversorgung (double-row-Technik) refixiert. Dabei kamen 2 verschiedene Nahtmaterialien zum Einsatz (nicht resorbierbares Polyesterfadenmaterial (Ethibond®) und nicht resorbierbares Polyethylenfadenmaterial (HiFi®) der Stärke 2.0). Die Präparate wurden in einer Zugmaschine auf ihre Zugfestigkeit getestet. Die double-row-Technik in Kombination mit nicht-resorbierbarem Polyethylenfadenmaterial (HiFi®, Gruppe IV) erzielte hierbei eine signifikant höhere Ausreißfestigkeit als die anderen Versorgungen. Mehrere Fixationspunkte der Verbindung Knochen-Faden/Naht-Sehne bei der double- row-Technik erreichen so durch eine gleichmäßige Lastverteilung eine höhere Zugfestigkeit Inwieweit diese erhöhte Primärfestigkeit eine Verbesserung des klinischen Ergebnisses und eine Reduktion der Rerupturrate erbringen kann, muss durch zukünftige klinisch-prospektive Studien validiert werden. Der Einsatz dieser kostenintensiven und operativ anspruchsvollen Methode ist unseres Erachtens nur dann gerechtfertigt, wenn die Anzahl an Revisionseingriffen hierdurch signifikant gesenkt werden kann.

The following work presents the design of a haptic training simulator for pedicle screw insertions in pediatric scoliosis surgery. In particular, the haptic simulator simulates the haptic sensations associated with probe channeling through the pedicle using the free-hand technique. The design includes 1 DOF custom haptic device, haptic model, and controller. The design is tested and evaluated for feasibility through a small pilot studying involving 5 expert surgeons. Significant agreement across expert surgeons was obtained regarding the feasibility and potential for the simulator to be a useful training tool.

The following work presents the design of a haptic training simulator for pedicle screw insertions in pediatric scoliosis surgery. In particular, the haptic simulator simulates the haptic sensations associated with probe channeling through the pedicle using the free-hand technique. The design includes 1 DOF custom haptic device, haptic model, and controller. The design is tested and evaluated for feasibility through a small pilot studying involving 5 expert surgeons. Significant agreement across expert surgeons was obtained regarding the feasibility and potential for the simulator to be a useful training tool.

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Red blood cells are a scarce resource whose demand often exceeds its supply. Intraoperative red cell salvage has proven to be a highly effective blood conservation strategy, as it can reduce the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. However, the use of cell saver alone is not sufficient. Without specific blood ordering guidelines, the amount of allogeneic blood product requested and cross&ndash;matched is often much greater than the real level of consumption. Efficient blood ordering guidelines have been developed in the past, and have succeeded in providing a more accurate prediction of actual need for intraoperative blood transfusion and minimizing waste. Few studies attempted to examine the blood ordering and utilization pattern with an emphasis on surgical cases that involve the use of intraoperative cell salvage. With the use of intraoperative cell salvage devices to reduce the amount of blood bank products required during surgery, considerable change in the practice of ordering cross&ndash;matched blood should be made. We retrospectively assessed the effectiveness of one Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP) in improving the efficiency of blood utilization and reducing waste. This SCAMP was introduced at our Boston Children's Hospital in July 2012 as a blood ordering guideline for all pediatric orthopedic patients who are scheduled for intraoperative cell salvage. We retrospectively compared demographic variables, clinical characteristics, and blood utilization patterns of patients who underwent orthopedic procedure and received cell saver blood during the 17 months prior to the introduction of SCAMP (n = 455) and those who underwent similar procedures during the 15 months after the introduction of SCAMP (n = 487). Results suggested that demographic variables including age, weight, and sex were similar between the pre&ndash;SCAMP and post&ndash;SCAMP groups. It also demonstrated that after the introduction of SCAMP, the mean percentage utilization of blood (number of units used/number of units ordered x 100%) increased by 24.4% (p < 0.001), while the difference between the number of units ordered and number of units used reduced by 0.5 units (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the introduction of a SCAMP for blood product ordering has led to an increase in the efficiency of blood utilization and a reduction in blood waste. However, further evaluation and modification of the SCAMP need to be made in order to better predict actual level of utilization of blood products.

Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is an allograft material used in orthopedics that promotes endochondral bone formation. While the placement of DBM on either the periosteal surface of a bone or within a skeletal muscle promotes the recruitment of stem cells that can form skeletal tissues through the temporal progression of endochondral bone development, it remains unclear to what degree these processes are different between the two sites. In this study, we utilize a comparative in vivo model of endochondral ossification by implanting the DBM on the periosteum and in the muscle. Within the muscle we further compared the effects of DBM with and without Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), a primary morphogenetic factor involved in the differentiation of skeletal stem cells. The mice were harvested at various time points after DBM implantation in order to analyze the development of the bone. Analysis included X-ray imaging, microCT imaging, and mRNA expression. Plain x-ray and micro-CT imaging analysis showed mineralized bone formation in the implant on the periosteum and in the muscle with BMP-2, but no growth in the muscle when BMP-2 was not added to the DBM. The mechanisms for bone development were further analyzed by qRT-PCR to determine temporal patterns and levels of expression of various stem cell and differentiated skeletal cell associated genes. The stem cell gene expression varied between implant placement locations suggesting different mechanisms for stem cell recruitment. Interesting, while DBM implants in the muscle without BMP did not induce mineralized tissue specific mRNA expression; specific stem cell and early skeletal cell lineage commitment genes were present. These results suggest that while DBM in muscle is capable of recruiting stem cells that higher BMP-2 levels are needed to promote the progression of cartilage to mineralized bone in muscle tissues.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:35:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-04-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:46:37Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 chang_yy_dr_botfm.pdf: 574285 bytes, checksum: ec51866cadcc3a8299ccb843ebe9f34d (MD5) / O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar náuseas e vômitos no pós-operatório (NVPO) com utilização da acupuntura com eletroestimulação do ponto P6 (Neiguam) comparado ao grupo fármaco Ondansetron e ao grupo da associação da eletroacupuntura com o Ondansetron. Trata-se de um estudo clínico prospectivo randomizado realizado em pacientes ortopédicos submetidos a cirurgias de membros inferiores com bloqueio subaracnóideo com morfina, realizado no período de maio de 2010 a dezembro de 2011 no Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas e Fundação Hospital Adriano Jorge, em Manaus – Amazonas. Foram incluídos no estudo 90 pacientes, sendo 30 pacientes no grupo Ondansetron G (O); os pacientes receberam o fármaco Ondansetron 8 mg EV na indução anestésica; 30 pacientes no grupo acupuntura G (A), os pacientes na SRPA receberam, antes do procedimento cirúrgico, eletroestimulação durante 30 minutos de 10 Hz dos pontos P6 (Neiguam) e IG11 (Quchi) – ponto neutro; e 30 pacientes no grupo Ondansetron e acupuntura G (OA), onde receberam ambas técnicas, a farmacológica e a não farmacológica. Foram avaliadas número de ocorrências de NV (náuseas e vômitos) com relatos preenchidos em protocolo próprio por avaliadores independentes em três momentos distintos: no período perioperatório na sala de cirurgia, nas primeiras 2 horas durante o período na SRPA e nas 24 horas durante a permanência na enfermaria. Para as variáveis quantitativas foi realizada a análise de variância no delineamento inteiramente ao acaso e para as variáveis qualitativas foi realizado o teste Exato de Fisher. O nível de significância utilizado foi de 5%. Foram randomizados 96 pacientes ≥ 18 anos ASA I e II, excluídos seis pacientes por violarem o protocolo; dos 90 pacientes incluídos, 19 eram do sexo feminino e 71 do sexo masculino. Os... / The study aims at evaluating the postoperative nauseas and vomiting (PONV) with utilization of acupuncture with electrostimulation of point P-6 (Neiguam) compared to the group of drug Ondansetron and the group of association of electroacupuncture with Ondansetron. It is a randomized, prospective, clinical study carried out in orthopedic patients undergone surgeries of lower limbs with subarachnoid block with morphine, carried out in the period from May, 2010 to December, 2011 in the Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas and Fundação Hospital Jorge in Manaus – Amazonas; 90 patients were enrolled in the study, being 30 patients in the Ondansetron group G (O), the patients received the drug Ondansetron 8 mg EV in the anesthesia induction; 30 patients in the acupuncture group G (A), the patients in SRPA received before the surgical procedure, electrostimulation during 30 minutes of 10 Hz of points P6 (Neiguam) and IG11 (Quchi) – neutral point; and 30 patients in the Ondansetron and acupuncture group G (OA) where the patients received both techniques, the pharmacological one and the non-pharmacological one. The number of occurrences of NV (nausea and vomiting) was evaluated with reports completed in suitable protocol by independent evaluators in three distinct moments: in the peri-operative period in the surgery room, in the first 2 hours during the period in SRPA and in the 24 hours during the stay in the nursing ward. For the quantitative variables the analysis of variance in the completely randomized design was carried out and for the qualitative variables the Fisher’s Exact test was carried out. The significance level used was 5%. 96 patients > 18 years old ASA I and II were randomized, and 6 patients were excluded due to protocol violation; of the 90 included patients, 19 were female and 71 were male. The anthropometric... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Norma Sueli Pinheiro Módolo / Banca: José Reinaldo Cerqueira Braz / Banca: Guilherme Antonio Moreira de Barros / Banca: Eduardo Toshiyuki Moro / Banca: Angélica de Fátima de Assunção Braga / Resumo: O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar náuseas e vômitos no pós-operatório (NVPO) com utilização da acupuntura com eletroestimulação do ponto P6 (Neiguam) comparado ao grupo fármaco Ondansetron e ao grupo da associação da eletroacupuntura com o Ondansetron. Trata-se de um estudo clínico prospectivo randomizado realizado em pacientes ortopédicos submetidos a cirurgias de membros inferiores com bloqueio subaracnóideo com morfina, realizado no período de maio de 2010 a dezembro de 2011 no Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas e Fundação Hospital Adriano Jorge, em Manaus - Amazonas. Foram incluídos no estudo 90 pacientes, sendo 30 pacientes no grupo Ondansetron G (O); os pacientes receberam o fármaco Ondansetron 8 mg EV na indução anestésica; 30 pacientes no grupo acupuntura G (A), os pacientes na SRPA receberam, antes do procedimento cirúrgico, eletroestimulação durante 30 minutos de 10 Hz dos pontos P6 (Neiguam) e IG11 (Quchi) - ponto neutro; e 30 pacientes no grupo Ondansetron e acupuntura G (OA), onde receberam ambas técnicas, a farmacológica e a não farmacológica. Foram avaliadas número de ocorrências de NV (náuseas e vômitos) com relatos preenchidos em protocolo próprio por avaliadores independentes em três momentos distintos: no período perioperatório na sala de cirurgia, nas primeiras 2 horas durante o período na SRPA e nas 24 horas durante a permanência na enfermaria. Para as variáveis quantitativas foi realizada a análise de variância no delineamento inteiramente ao acaso e para as variáveis qualitativas foi realizado o teste Exato de Fisher. O nível de significância utilizado foi de 5%. Foram randomizados 96 pacientes ≥ 18 anos ASA I e II, excluídos seis pacientes por violarem o protocolo; dos 90 pacientes incluídos, 19 eram do sexo feminino e 71 do sexo masculino. Os... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The study aims at evaluating the postoperative nauseas and vomiting (PONV) with utilization of acupuncture with electrostimulation of point P-6 (Neiguam) compared to the group of drug Ondansetron and the group of association of electroacupuncture with Ondansetron. It is a randomized, prospective, clinical study carried out in orthopedic patients undergone surgeries of lower limbs with subarachnoid block with morphine, carried out in the period from May, 2010 to December, 2011 in the Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas and Fundação Hospital Jorge in Manaus - Amazonas; 90 patients were enrolled in the study, being 30 patients in the Ondansetron group G (O), the patients received the drug Ondansetron 8 mg EV in the anesthesia induction; 30 patients in the acupuncture group G (A), the patients in SRPA received before the surgical procedure, electrostimulation during 30 minutes of 10 Hz of points P6 (Neiguam) and IG11 (Quchi) - neutral point; and 30 patients in the Ondansetron and acupuncture group G (OA) where the patients received both techniques, the pharmacological one and the non-pharmacological one. The number of occurrences of NV (nausea and vomiting) was evaluated with reports completed in suitable protocol by independent evaluators in three distinct moments: in the peri-operative period in the surgery room, in the first 2 hours during the period in SRPA and in the 24 hours during the stay in the nursing ward. For the quantitative variables the analysis of variance in the completely randomized design was carried out and for the qualitative variables the Fisher's Exact test was carried out. The significance level used was 5%. 96 patients > 18 years old ASA I and II were randomized, and 6 patients were excluded due to protocol violation; of the 90 included patients, 19 were female and 71 were male. The anthropometric... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Submitted by Biblioteca da Faculdade de Farmácia (bff@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-04-06T17:41:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Mondino, Ludimila Nunes Zini [Dissertação, 2011].pdf: 1717903 bytes, checksum: 167e0d17af2be8b361975e28691728cb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-06T17:41:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mondino, Ludimila Nunes Zini [Dissertação, 2011].pdf: 1717903 bytes, checksum: 167e0d17af2be8b361975e28691728cb (MD5) / A Raquianestesia com bupivacaína isobárica 0,5% (BP) é amplamente utilizada para cirurgia ortopédica de artroplastia primária de quadril (AQ), e a hipotensão Arterial é uma das complicações mais freqüentes desta técnica. O objetivo deste estudo foi quantificar a incidência de hipotensão arterial em pacientes submetidos à AQ e identificar fatores de risco independentes associados ao aumento da incidência de hipotensão após a indução da raquianestesia. Estudo de caso-controle, realizado com a análise de 937 (100%) registros de anestesia de pacientes de ambos os sexos, com uso de BP e idade igual ou superior a 40 anos. De acordo com os critérios pré-definido de "hipotensão arterial" (diminuição da pressão arterial média (PAM) maior que 30% do valor da PAM na pré-indução ou quando a PAM for inferior a 70mmHg), o evento foi detectado em 35,3% (n = 284) dos pacientes incluídos na análise. O risco relativo para hipotensão em pacientes que usam inibidores da ECA ou diuréticos é de 1,66 e 1,63 vezes, respectivamente. Por análise multivariada, idade (OR-1,034), hipertensão arterial (OR-2,44) e / ou diabetes melittus (OR- 17,14) foram independentemente associados com a ocorrência de hipotensão durante a indução da raquianestesia. / Spinal anesthesia with isobaric bupivacaine 0,5% (BP) is widely used for orthopedic surgery of primary hip arthroplasty (AQ), and the hypotension is one of the most frequent complications of this technique. The goal of this study was to quantify the incidence of hypotension in patients undergoing AQ and identify independent risk factors associated with increased incidence of hypotension after induction of anesthesia. Case-Control study was conducted, with the analysis of 937 (100%) anesthesia records of patients of both sexes, use of BP and age equal or greater than 40 years. According to the predefined criteria of "hypotension" (decrease > 30% of Mean arterial blood preassure (MAP) in the pre-induction or when MAP <70 mmHg), the event was detected in 35.3% (n = 284) of the patients included in the analysis. The relative risk for hypotension in patients who use ACE inhibitors or diuretics is 1.66 and 1.63 times respectively. By multivariate analysis, age (OR-1,034), hypertension (OR-2,44) and/or presence of diseases diabetes (OR-17,14) were independently associated with the occurrence of hypotension during induction of anesthesia.