MedPath

Guidance for Screw Insertion in Spine Surgery

Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Fracture of lumbar vertebra,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/03/050547
Lead Sponsor
Science and Engineering Research Board
Brief Summary

This study aims at developing algorithms and software tools for designing patient-specific precision surgical aids – specifically, the developments related to design and import of surgical templates, particularly the patient-specific screw-guides for surgeries on spine junctions and thoraco-lumbar deformed spine.

Objectives are

To develop algorithms and user-interface capabilities, for

a. Building a library of surgical templates, using a design tool like CAD

b. A user-interface to customize the template/screw-guide for every patient, by super-posing the library-file on to the CT images of the patient (User Interface should have features like stretch, rotate, measure, etc – like, insert object and resize), and achieve best congruence

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

20 consecutive cases of thoracolumbar burst fractures who have undergone surgical stabilization will be selected and subjected to CT scans.

Exclusion Criteria

Those who are not consenting to participate are excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Agreement between software prediction and actual position of screw and feasibility of integration in the advanced workstation software. The last three months will be leveraged for driving the project towards completeness in terms of reports, reviews, and clinical demonstrations.2 Years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

🇮🇳

Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Roshan Naik
Principal investigator
9740121777
roshannaik10091983@gmail.com

MedPath

Empowering clinical research with data-driven insights and AI-powered tools.

© 2025 MedPath, Inc. All rights reserved.