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Research Article

Anatomical relationships of human pelvises and their application to registration techniques

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Pages 232-239 | Received 22 Mar 2012, Accepted 01 Jul 2012, Published online: 16 Aug 2012
 

Abstract

Knowledge of consistent anatomical relationships is an important criterion for establishing registration procedures for orthopedic navigation systems. Based on an analysis of 420 CT data sets, we investigated whether a robust registration of the pelvis in a lateral decubitus position could be achieved based on anatomical relationships. For this purpose, we assessed basic statistics and variation in anatomical parameters. It was found that inter-teardrop and inter-fossa distances exhibit a high degree of consistency in pelvises of the same gender. Additionally, stable relationships were found between the anterior pelvic plane (APP) and other reference planes that rely on acetabular points instead of pubic points. Based on these results, a registration procedure for the pelvis was developed which uses only landmarks that are accessible intra-operatively from the ipsilateral side. The deviation between a standard APP registration and this new registration method was assessed. For a standard cup position (40° inclination, 15° anteversion), the resulting deviations were found to be 0.15 ± 2.86° for inclination and 0.27 ± 3.46° for anteversion. Of the registrations, 99% had cup positions within the Lewinnek safe zone. This shows that accurate lateral pelvis registration based on anatomical relationships is achievable.

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