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Where are most of the rods manufactured?
What is Memphis
What are the 3 anatomical planes used to evalute patients?
What is: Coronal/Frontal, Sagittal/Lateral, and Axial/Transverse
Diagnose this patient based on their pathology:
-decreased water content in disc
-hypertrophy of facet joints
-torn ligaments
-formation of osteophytes
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
Why do you need to calibrate an x-ray?
Magnification
What is included when a surgeon does a UNiD case?
-implant
-template
-unid postops
-OR memo
What is the timeline for ordering rods?
BONUS: are we able to manufacture rods under 10 days?
10 days before approval
yes
What are the 3 regions of the spine, and how many VBs in each region (assume normal)?
Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5)
What is the proper terminology for slippage of one vertebra anterior to an adjacent vertebra? BONUS if you can pronounce it correctly :)
Spondylolisthesis
Standing neutral x-ray along with calibration method
How many predictive models are there?
BONUS: Can you name them? What do they output?
3
BONUS: Peds, Adult Deformity, Degen
I have a rep reaching out trying wanting to reference a particular case. What would be the easiest way to find it?
-surgery calendar view
-Case ID
In a healthy patient, what regions of the spine do you see lordosis? (Hint: there are 2 regions)
Cervical and Lumbar
For scoliosis, what curve angle is the threshold for considering surgical treatment with fusion?
45-50%
For Pediatric patients, imaging must be taken within how many months?
6 months
What parameters could we measure from this image?
PI, LL, PI-LL, PT, L1PA
Deformity or degen: L2-pelvis
What is deformity case
In spinal fusion surgery, posterior iliac screws are often used to provide additional support for longer constructs. What is this called?
Pelvic Fixaction / Sacropelvic Fixation
What untreated disease could cause numbness, weakness, paralysis, and balance issues?
Spinal Stenosis
What is the known diameter for the UNiD calibration sphere?
32mm
What's the difference between alignment & balance?
balance- global alignment, dynamic moving
alignment - individual curves/regions of the spine
What are the bare minimum items needed to create a case?
-Images (kinda)
-patient info (name, dob)
-DOS
-surgeon
-hospital
Identify these vertebral body structures.
BONUS: When joined together on adjacent vertebral bodies, what structure do they form?
Superior and inferior articular processes
BONUS: Facet joint
What is the difference between postural and structural hyperkypohsis?
Postural: the patient can consciously correct the curve by standing up straighter; characterized by a smooth, rounded pattern
Structural: the pattient cannot correct and may have a Gibbus when bending forward
What is the average non-sphere calibration error?
3-5%
What does UNiD stand for?
Unique Identifier