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Open AccessAcetabular fractures in geriatric patients: epidemiology, pathomechanism, classification and treatment options
The incidence of geriatric acetabular fractures has shown a sharp increase in the last decades. The majority of patients are male, which is different to other osteoporotic fractures. The typical pathomechanism...
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Open AccessThe acetabular roof reinforcement plate for the treatment of displaced acetabular fractures in the elderly: results in 59 patients
Open reduction and internal fixation is considered the gold standard of treatment for displaced acetabular fractures in younger patients. For elderly patients with osteoporotic bone quality, however, primary t...
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Open AccessOn the black slope: analysis of the course of a blunt renal trauma collective in a winter sports region
The aim of this study was to analyze the injury patterns and clinical course of a winter sport dominated by blunt renal trauma collective.
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Open AccessDynamic locking screws in proximal humeral plate osteosynthesis demonstrate superior fixation properties: a biomechanical study
Angular stable implants reduced the complication rate in the treatment of humeral head fractures. But the failure rate is still high. To further reduce the risk of cut-out, cement augmentation of screws was in...
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Custom-made-Glenoidkomponente via 3D-Print
Die Kombination aus Glenoidverlust und Rotatorenmanschetten-Defektarthropathie (RM-Defektarthropathie) stellt eine Herausforderung dar. Eine 75-jährige Patientin stellte sich mit einer posttraumatischen Glenoi...
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Opening-wedge osteotomies of the distal femur: minor advantages for a biplanar compared to a uniplanar technique
Valgus malalignment of the distal femur may be treated with corrective osteotomy. The purpose of this study was to compare the primary stability of a lateral opening-wedge osteotomy (LOWO) using a uniplanar co...
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Open AccessDuration of incapacity of work after tibial plateau fracture is affected by work intensity
Tibial plateau fractures requiring surgery are severe injuries of the lower extremity. Tibial plateau fractures have an impact not only on physically demanding jobs but notably on general professional life too...
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BMP9 a possible alternative drug for the recently withdrawn BMP7? New perspectives for (re-)implementation by personalized medicine
Promotion of rhBMP2 and rhBMP7 for the routine use to support fracture healing has been hampered by high costs, safety concerns and reasonable failure rates, imposing restrictions in its clinical use. Since th...
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Aktueller Stand in der Versorgung der proximalen Tibiafraktur
Schienbeinkopffrakturen gehören zu den schwerwiegenden knöchernen Verletzungen des Kniegelenks und sind häufig die Folge von Sportunfällen. Besonders oft sind Skifahrer betroffen. Die hohe Rate an perioperativ...
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Open AccessBalloon-guided inflation osteoplasty in the treatment of Hill-Sachs lesions of the humeral head: case report of a new technique
The use of the extra-vertebral balloon osteoplasty is increasing and in the meanwhile it has become a safe surgical technique in the treatment of tibial head, distal radius and calcaneus fractures. In addition...
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Incapacity of work after arthroscopic Bankart repair
The incapacity with respect to work following anterior-inferior shoulder dislocation and subsequent Bankart repair has not been previously examined. The objective of this study was to examine a patient’s incap...
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Open AccessCallus massage after distraction osteogenesis using the concept of lengthening then dynamic plating
Correction of complex deformities is a challenging procedure. Long-term wearing of a fixator after correction and lengthening are inconvenient and has a high rate of complication. The goals of the surgical tr...
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Erratum to: Trends in epidemiology and patho-anatomical pattern of proximal humeral fractures
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Open AccessDynamic-locking-screw (DLS)–leads to less secondary screw perforations in proximal humerus fractures
Loss of reduction and screw perforation causes high failure rates in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the early postoperative complications using moder...
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Chronic CCl4 intoxication causes liver and bone damage similar to the human pathology of hepatic osteodystrophy: a mouse model to analyse the liver–bone axis
Patients with chronic liver diseases frequently exhibit decreased bone mineral densities (BMD), which is defined as hepatic osteodystrophy (HOD). HOD is a multifactorial disease whose regulatory mechanisms ar...
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Open AccessControlled dynamic stability as the next step in “biologic plate osteosynthesis” - a pilot prospective observational cohort study in 34 patients with distal tibia fractures
Delayed bone healing is an eminent problem in the operative treatment of distal tibia fractures. To address this problem from a biomechanical perspective, the DLS 3.7 (Dynamic Locking Screw 3.7 mm) as a new ge...
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Darbepoetin inhibits proliferation of hepatic cancer cells in the presence of TGF-β
Darbepoetin (DPO), an erythropoietin (EPO) derivative, was licensed in 2002 to treat patients with solid tumors suffering from chemotherapy-dependent anemia, although various tumors express EPO to improve vasc...
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Therapeutic peritoneal lavage with warm saline solution as an option for a critical hypothermic trauma patient
In this paper, we present the case of a 63-year-old woman, who was found in her flat lying unconscious on the floor for an unknown time. At the time of admission, her core temperature was 24 °C and ventricular...
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CT-based quantitative assessment of the surface size and en-face position of the coracoid block post-Latarjet procedure
The success of shoulder stabilization with the Latarjet procedure might depend on the size of the bone graft and the positioning of the coracoid at the glenoid. The aim of this study was to quantitatively asse...
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Open wedge re-correction high tibial osteotomy in an elderly patient with a varus angulated non-united dome-shaped high tibial osteotomy
