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Open AccessRobotic-assisted plate fixation of the anterior acetabulum - clinical description of a new technique
We present a detailed procedure for the robotic-assisted plate osteosynthesis of an anterior acetabular fracture. The purpose of this work was to describe a robotic-assisted minimally invasive technique as a p...
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Distal Femur Periprosthetic Fracture Failed Fixation
Due to the rising number of total knee replacements and an aging society, periprosthetic fractures of the distal femur have become a more frequent injury. Surgical fixation of those fractures is one of the mos...
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Open AccessIt is (not) always on Friday: inter-hospital patient transfers in orthopedic and trauma surgery
While inter-hospital transfers for patients who have suffered major trauma have been well investigated, patient flows for other injured patients, or cases with orthopedic complications, are rarely described. T...
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Open AccessAPP-guided assessment of acetabular defects in hip revision arthroplasty: a structured approach to a complex situation
Acetabular defect recognition and classification remains a challenging field of practice for orthopedic surgeons. Recently, the Acetabular Defect Classification (ADC) has been introduced to provide a reliable,...
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Open AccessFemoral defects in revision hip arthroplasty: a therapy-oriented classification
The complex field of femoral defects in revision hip arthroplasty displays a lack of standardized, intuitive pre- and intraoperative assessment. To address this issue, the femoral defect classification (FDC) i...
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Open AccessLitigations in orthopedics and trauma surgery: reasons, dynamics, and profiles
In recent literature, the increasing number of medical litigations, both in terms of the number of cases being filed and the substantive costs associated with lawsuits, has been described. This study aims to p...
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Open AccessAre orthopaedic surgeons prepared? An analysis of severe casualties from the 2021 flash flood and mudslide disaster in Germany
The purpose of this study was to describe and analyse the most severe casualties from the flash flood and mudslides occurring on 14 July 2021 in Germany, focusing on patients who were treated in the closest an...
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Minimal-invasive Arthrodese des Iliosakralgelenks (ISG)
Schmerzreduktion und Verbesserung der Lebensqualität durch ISG-Fusion.
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Laterale distale femorale Extensionsosteotomie mit der kontralateralen TomoFix®-Platte
Ziel des Eingriffs war eine suprakondyläre distale Femurosteotomie. Die Fixierung erfolgte mittels der seitenverkehrten lateralen distalen Femurplatte TomoFix® (Fa. DePuy Synthes, Oberdorf, Schweiz). Verwendet wu...
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Open AccessCervical spine injuries requiring surgery in a Level I trauma centre in a major German city
Cervical spine injuries (CSI) are rare in trauma patients, at about 9.2–16.5/100,000 inhabitants in Scandinavia and Canada, and the annual incidence of CSI surgeries in Norway is around 3.0/100,000 inhabitants...
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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Open-Door Laminoplasty, French-Door Laminoplasty, Laminectomy and Fusion, and Laminectomy Alone for Multilevel Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Bayesian Network Analysis
To evaluate the comparative effectiveness and safety of open-door laminoplasty (OLP), French-door laminoplasty (FLP), laminectomy and fusion (LF), and laminectomy alone (LA) in treating multilevel degenerative...
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Minimal-invasive Implantationstechnik eines Systems zur epiduralen Rückenmarkstimulation
Durch die Spinal-Cord-Stimulation (SCS) werden Strukturen der Hinterstränge und Hinterhörner des Rückenmarks mittels elektrischer Impulse stimuliert und dadurch wird die Schmerzwahrnehmung moduliert. Ziel ist ...
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Arthroscopic Management of Lateral Epicondylitis and Symptomatic Minor Instability of the Lateral Elbow (SMILE)
A Symptomatic Minor Instability of the Lateral Elbow (SMILE) is a possible etiology of recalcitrant lateral elbow pain: in this condition, the deficiency of the radial band of the lateral collateral ligament a...
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Open AccessAcetabular defects in revision hip arthroplasty: a therapy-oriented classification
The treatment of severe acetabular bone loss remains a difficult challenge. No classification system is available that combines intuitive use, structured design and offers a therapeutic recommendation accordin...
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Segmental Tibia Shaft Fractures – IM Nailing
Segmental tibia fractures are demanding injuries with high complication rates that should be treated in specialized trauma centers. The fracture pattern is often seen ager high-energy traumas and can be accomp...
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Outcome evaluation of new calcium titanate schanz-screws for external fixators. First clinical results and cadaver studies
External fixators are important for correcting length discrepancies and axis deformities in pediatric or trauma orthopedic surgery. Pin loosening is a common pitfall during therapy that can lead to pain, infec...
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Comparison of two-stage revision arthroplasty and intramedullary arthrodesis in patients with failed infected knee arthroplasty
Failed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with significant bone loss and compromised soft-tissues is challenging and the final results are often inferior to patient’s expectation. The objective of this study was to...
