Driving and navigation habits of Austrian drivers

A proper navigation experience is essential while driving. A navigation device has not only to provide the driver with the right amount of information to find the ideal route (shortest, most spectacular, fastest), but also has to make driving safer. Since the driver looks at the user interface of navigation devices only for a few seconds, it is essential that the appropriate amount of information is in the right place. There are many options for drivers to navigate with: mobile phone app, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)/PNA (Portable Navigation Assistant) or a built-in GPS Navigation System. The presented research examined the driving and navigation habits of 116 Austrian drivers by considering the differences between the devices they use.

The Accuracy And Influencing Factors of An Accelerometer-Based Portable Navigation System For Total Hip Arthroplasty In The Supine Position : A Prospective Multicenter Study Using 3D CT Measurement

This multicenter prospective study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a newly introduced accelerometer-based portable navigation system for total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the supine position. Three hundred twenty-four THAs using supine position in 9 hospitals were prospectively enrolled in the study. An accelerometer-based portable navigation system was used for cup fixation and the intraoperative navigation data (cup alignment, pelvic tilt, and pelvic rotation) were recorded. Postoperative cup alignment was measured on 3D-CT images. The accuracy (absolute difference in cup alignment between the intraoperative navigation record and postoperative 3D-CT measurements) was 3 ± 3° (mean ± standard deviation) for cup inclination and 3 ± 3° for cup anteversion. The pelvis tilted anteriorly in 148 hips (46%) and posteriorly in 162 hips (50%), and did not tilt in 14 hips (4%). The pelvis rotated toward the operating side in 179 hips (55%), toward the contralateral side in 112 hips (35%), and did not rotate in 33 hips (10%). Multiple regression analysis showed that the patients’ characteristics, pelvic tilt, and pelvic rotation did not affect the accuracy of the navigation system. The accuracy was 3 ± 3° and not affected by patient characteristics, surgical factors, or substantial pelvic movement during cup fixation.