Continuous Rod Load Monitoring to Assess Spinal Fusion Status-Pilot In Vivo Data in Sheep.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Spinal fusion is an effective and widely accepted intervention. However, complications such as non-unions and hardware failures are frequently observed. Radiologic imaging and physical examination are still the gold standards in the assessment of spinal fusion, despite multiple limitations including radiation exposure and subjective image interpretation. Furthermore, current diagnostic methods only allow fusion assessment at certain time points and require the patient's presence at the hospital or medical practice. A recently introduced implantable sensor system for continuous and wireless implant load monitoring in trauma applications carries the potential to overcome these drawbacks, but transferability of the principle to the spine has not been demonstr

SUBMITTER: Windolf M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9319051 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature