The study investigated whether the use of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK screw material (CF-PEEK)
can reduce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) artifact formation. Two consecutive …

Healthy and degenerating intervertebral discs (IVDs) are innervated by sympathetic nerves,
however, adrenoceptor (AR) expression and functionality have never been investigated …

Aims Anchorage of pedicle screw rod instrumentation in the elderly spine with poor bone
quality remains challenging. Our study aims to evaluate how the screw bone anchorage is …

Spinal deformities due to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures can be reduced by
balloon kyphoplasty, but the correction may be partly lost when the balloon is deflated. The …

Background In the operative treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body fractures, a dorsal
stabilization in combination with a corpectomy of the fractured vertebral body might be necessary …

Background and Study Aims The treatment of infections following a spine surgery continues
to be a challenge. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been an effective method …

Study Design: Pilot, single-center, single-blinded, parallel-group, randomized clinical study.
Objective: The aim of this study was to pilot a randomized clinical study to evaluate whether …

Cement leakage is the most common complication during vertebroplasty and may result in
serious morbidity. Measures to reduce the rate of cement leakage are valuable ways to …

… Raimann, Florian Piekarski and Christoph Fleege helped with editing and revising the
manuscript critically for important intellectual content. Kai D. Zacharowski and Andrea Meurer …

Purpose Prevention of implant subsidence in osteoporotic (thoraco)lumbar spines is still a
major challenge in spinal surgery. In this study, a new biomechanical in vitro test method was …