PulStar differential compliance spinal instrument: a randomized interexaminer and intraexaminer reliability study.

Objective: To provide an entry-level, new technology reliability assessment of the PulStar computer-assisted, differential compliance spinal instrument.

Subjects: Eighteen college students (9 male and 9 female) were recruited by announcements and personal contacts.

Methods: Following approval of the consent process by the Institutional Review Board of Mississippi State University, a PulStar Function Recording and Analysis System (PulStarFRAS) device was evaluated for clinical reliability.