Study Design. A retrospective clinical study was performed. Objective. To study clinical and
radiologic late results after posterior stabilization of thoracolumbar fractures with internal …

Importance The benefits of vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, and exercise in disease
prevention remain unclear. Objective To test whether vitamin D, omega-3s, and a strength-training …

An investigation was conducted into the effects of double-level T12–L2 posterior fixation on
the mobility of neighboring unfused segments. The segmental mobility of adjacent segments …

The second, internet-based multicenter study (MCSII) of the Spine Study Group of the
German Association of Trauma Surgery (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie) is a …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In the development of new strategies for fracture fixation,
new methods have to be tested biomechanically under in vitro conditions before clinical trials …

The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and the European Federation of
National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) have recognised the …

Background Fragility fractures are a major health care problem worldwide. The proportion of
the geriatric population and the overall life expectancy will increase. Hip fractures are the …

The goal of our systematic literature search was to prove whether the experimentally shown
influence of osteoporosis on fracture fixation could be confirmed in clinical studies. Despite …

The vast majority of pelvic fractures in geriatric patients are classified as stable injuries. The
current treatment strategies of these fractures involve pain management and mobilization. …

Objective: To evaluate radiological and functional outcome in patients treated with minimally
invasive transiliac plate osteosynthesis for unstable pelvic injuries. Design: Retrospective …