Alterstraumatologische Verletzungen und orthopädische Eingriffe bei betagten Patienten
nehmen in Deutschland durch den demografischen Wandel dramatisch zu. Um dieser …

Die Tuberkulose ist eine der weltweit häufigsten Infektionskrankheiten. In Deutschland ist
sie selten, zeigt jedoch in den letzten Jahren einen Anstieg der Inzidenz. Mit einem …

Background The prevalence of osteoporotic vertebral body fractures in Europe is 18–26%.
Although most of these injuries can be treated conservatively, the underlying concepts have …

The diagnosis of spondylodiskitis is often challenging. MRI is quite sensitive but lacks
specificity, and distinction from erosive osteochondritis is often difficult. We sought to assess the …

Objective Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are being increasingly used in the medical
field, especially for image recognition in high-resolution, large-volume data sets. The study …

Background For biomechanical investigations on bone or bone implants, bone quality
represents an important potential bias. Several techniques for assessing bone quality have been …

Background Spinal injection has been an accepted part of conservative therapy for degenerative
diseases. The drugs used can cause side effects and severe complications. The aim of …

… Mohamed Ghanem, MBA, corresponding author Dirk Zajonz, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde,
and Andreas Roth … Heyde and A. Roth declare that they have no competing interests …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate midterm results after hybrid stabilization of
unstable osteoporotic fractures of the thoracolumbar junction. Methods This retrospective study …

Objective The aim of this study was to compare the clinical, radiologic, and functional outcomes
of a 1-stage posterior treatment versus a 2-stage posterior-anterior treatment in patients …