Accuracy of 3D Virtual Planning of Corrective Osteotomies of the Distal Radius

Abstract

Corrective osteotomies of the distal radius for symptomatic malunion are time-tested procedures that rely on accurate corrections. Patients with combined intra- and extra-articular malunions present a challenging deformity. Virtual planning and patient-specific instruments (PSIs) to transfer the planning into the operating room have been used both to simplify the surgery and to make it more accurate. This report focuses on the clinically achieved accuracy in four patients treated between 2008 and 2012 with virtual planning and PSIs for a combined intra- and extraarticular malunion of the distal radius. The accuracy of the correction is quantified by comparing the virtual three-dimensional (3D) planning model with the postoperative 3D bone model. For the extraarticular malunion the 3D volar tilt, 3D radial inclination and 3D ulnar variance are measured. The volar tilt is undercorrected in all cases with an average of –6 ± 6°. The average difference between the postoperative and planned 3D radial inclination was –1 ± 5°. The average difference between the postoperative and planned 3D ulnar variances is 0 ± 1 mm. For the evaluation of the intraarticular malunion, both the arc method of measurement and distance map measurement are used. The average postoperative maximum gap is 2.1 ± 0.9 mm. The average maximum postoperative step-off is 1.3 ± 0.4 mm. The average distance between the postoperative and planned articular surfaces is 1.1 ± 0.6 mm as determined in the distance map measurement. There is a tendency to achieve higher accuracy as experience builds up, both on the surgeon's side and on the design engineering side. We believe this technology holds the potential to achieve consistent accuracy of very complex corrections.

Keywords

virtual planning - patient specific instruments - malunion - osteotomy - radius

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