Biomechanical performance of the new BeadEx implant in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures: Restoration and maintenance of height and stability

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 676-682

  Kettler, A ^a   Schmoelz, W ^a   Shezifi, Y ^b   Ohana, N ^b   Ben Arye, A ^b   Claes, L ^a   Wilke, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Expandis Limited   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cyclic loading; Fracture; Spine; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENT; CYCLIC LOADS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TITANIUM;

OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINE; SURGICAL TREATMENT; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES;

FRACTURE;

BONE CEMENT; TITANIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT FUNCTION; PEDICLE SCREW; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745510301     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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