Study Design. Ex vivo biomechanical study using osteoporotic cadaveric vertebral bodies.
Objective. To determine the association between the volume of cement injected during …

Acrylic cements have been used for the augmentation of weakened or partially destroyed
bones for decades (1). The term vertebroplasty originally described an open surgical …

Study Design. Cadaveric study on the biomechanics of osteoporotic vertebral bodies augmented
and not augmented with polymethylmethacrylate cement. Objectives. To determine the …

Study Design. Ex vivo biomechanical study using osteoporotic cadaveric vertebral bodies.
Objectives. To determine if the inflatable bone tamp (tamp) restores height to compressed …

Study Design. Comparative ex vivo biomechanical study. Objectives. To determine the
strength and stiffness of osteoporotic vertebral bodies subjected to compression fractures and …

Study Design. An ex vivo biomechanical study was conducted using osteoporotic cadaveric
vertebral bodies. Objective. To determine the relationship between the percentage of …

PURPOSE: Despite the high long-term success rates of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstructions, 8% of patients undergoing this primary procedure have recurrent disability and …

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Henze, Medical Editor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical …

Background: The purpose of this two-part investigation was to test the feasibility, safety, and
efficacy of immediate weight-bearing after treatment of fractures of the shaft of the femur with …

Ligamentous injury of the tarsometatarsal joint complex is an uncommon, but disabling condition
that frequently occurs in elite athletes. There are few options for managing these injuries…