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  • Inventi:hsm/20023/16
    Cementless Titanium Mesh Fixation of Osteoporotic Burst Fractures of the Lumbar Spine Leads to\nBony Healing: Results of an Experimental Sheep Model
    01-Jan-1970 Research 2016 : July - September
    Anica Eschler, Paula Roepenack, Jan Roesner, Philipp Karl Ewald Herlyn, Heiner Martin, Martin Reichel, Robert Rotter, Brigitte Vollmar, Thomas Mittlmeier, Georg Gradl

    Introduction. Current treatment strategies for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) focus on cement-associated\nsolutions. Complications associated with cement application are leakage, embolism, adjacent fractures, and compromise in bony\nhealing. This study comprises a validatedVCFmodel in osteoporotic sheep in order to (1) evaluate a newcementless fracture fixation\ntechnique using titaniummesh implants (TMIs) and (2) demonstrate the healing capabilities in osteoporoticVCFs. Methods. Twelve\n5-year-old Merino sheep received ovariectomy, corticosteroid injections, and a calcium/phosphorus/vitamin D-deficient diet for\nosteoporosis induction. Standardized VCFs (type AO A3.1) were created, reduced, and fixed using intravertebral TMIs. Randomly\nadditional autologous spongiosa grafting (G1) or no augmentation was performed (G2,

    How to Cite this Article
    CC Compliant Citation: Anica Eschler, Paula Roepenack, Jan Roesner, et al., â??Cementless Titanium Mesh Fixation of Osteoporotic Burst\nFractures of the Lumbar Spine Leads to Bony Healing: Results of an Experimental Sheep Model,â? BioMed Research International, vol.\n2016, Article ID 4094161, 9 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/4094161, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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