PURPOSE To determine the outcome of treatment for minimally displaced femoral neck fractures using multiple threaded pins versus sliding compression screws for internal fixation. METHODS The medical records of 62 consecutive elderly patients with minimally displaced intra-capsular femoral neck fractures who underwent internal fixation of the fracture (37 with multiple threaded pins, and 25 wi...

Think twice before recommending vertebroplasty (VP) for symptomatic osteoporotic compression fractures. New studies suggest that it has little benefit; thus, VP should be considered only after other, more conservative options fail.

STUDY DESIGN This was designed as a retrospective study. PURPOSE We assessed the radiographic and clinical outcome of patients who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in osteoporotic compression fractures with a minimum of 5 years follow-up. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Percutaneous vertebroplasty is effective surgical method for treating osteoporotic compression fracture. METHODS Betwe...

The main objective of this thesis was to improve the understanding of some aspects on wood and fibre mechanics related to conditions in the thermomechanical pulping process. Another objective was to measure the power distribution between the rotating plates in a refiner. The thesis comprises the following parts: – A literature review aimed at describing fracture in wood and fibres as related to...

This paper proposes a framework for the constitutive model based on the semi-micromechanical aspects of plasticity, including damage progress for simulating behavior of concrete under multiaxial loading. This model is aimed to be used in plastic and fracture analysis of both regular and reinforced concrete structures, for the framework of sample plane crack approach. This model uses multilamina...

From Penn Spine Research Group, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. *Dr. Bhagia and Dr. Gilchrist are fellows at the Penn Spine Center. **Dr. Siegelman is an associate professor of radiology and chief of the MRI section of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. #Dr. Slipman is the director of the Penn Spine Center, ...

BACKGROUND Locking compress plate, as external fixator, is an attractive technique for distal tibial fracture treatment. But it still remains unclear whether the external LCP has sufficient stiffness. Thus, the present study aims to make a comprehensive evaluation of the stiffness of external locking compress plate when it is used as an external fixator in distal tibial fractures treatment. M...

Dear Editor, I read with interest your article titled, “Compression fracture in postpartum osteoporosis”.[1] I am a lactation consultant and I experienced a similar medical situation. I would like your readers to know that weaning is not necessarily indicated in the case of postpartum osteoporosis. Weaning was advised, but I was adamant to find a way to avoid it. Many medications suitable for t...

The patients with intensive pain caused by the vertebra body fracture were treated by application of bone cement under local or general anesthesia, by means of diascopy through unilateral transpedicular approach. The intensity of pain was followed-up on the VAS scale before surgery, 24 hours after surgery and three months after surgery. The cement was applied in 55 patients (43 women, 12 men). ...