Cement Leakage after Augmentation of Osteoporotic Vertebral Bodies.

Cement leakage is the most common complication of vertebral cement augmentation. The present study investigated cement leakage rates in spinal cement augmentation procedures and identified potential risk factors for cement leakage.140 cases (258 vertebrae) in 131 consecutive patients and nine postmortem cases were evaluated.

[Hand injuries by pyrotechnic articles--case report and reconstructive experimental investigations].

Injuries caused by explosions of fireworks often involve people's hands. The case of a young man who suffered severe hand injuries as well as damage to both eardrums and one eye is described. Reconstructive experimental investigations of the explosive effect of six different pyrotechnic articles were carried out using human hands from body donors.

[Fatal crossbow injury in an adolescent].

The authors present the case of a 14-year-old boy who died while handling a crossbow, which was a gift from a friend's mother. The bolt passed through the right nostril, penetrated the sinus sphenoidalis, the brain stem, the left occipital lobe and the occipital calvaria. Immediately after the accident, the victim was taken to a maximum care hospital.

Patient satisfaction after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is primarily driven by relieving pain.

Objectives: A prospective follow-up study of patients with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for single-level cervical disc disease was conducted to determine the extent of impact of pain, sensory function, motor function, and range of motion (ROM) of the neck on patient satisfaction after ACDF.

Methods: A total of 67 ACDF patients were monitored by clinical examination (pain, motor function, sensory function, and ROM in the neck) preoperatively and at follow-up (mean, 217 d after surgery; range, 198 to 232 d) and by a satisfactory questionnaire (SQ) at follow-up only. According to the SQs, 4 patient groups were characterized.

Equestrian injuries caused by horse kicks: first results of a prospective multicenter study.

Objective: To analyze horse-related accidents caused by hoof kicks.

Design: Prospective study to evaluate hoof kick-related accidents.

Setting: Multicenter study, including 9 trauma centers in Hamburg, Germany.

Actual and predicted survival time of patients with spinal metastases of lung cancer: evaluation of the robustness of the Tokuhashi score.

Study Design: In a retrospective analysis we evaluated the achieved and the predicted survival times according to the Tokuhashi score for patients with spinal metastases of lung cancer (lc).

Objective: Our aim was to investigate the robustness of the Tokuhashi Score for this group of patients.

Summary Of Background Data: The decision on operative versus conservative treatment for cancer patients with vertebral metastases depend on their predicted lifespan.

[Risks in sport riding - a critical survey of safety standards in sport riding].

Introduction: Equitation is associated with a high rate of injuries and lethal accidents. The head is the most frequently concerned body part. Hence in the majority of the cases deaths results from head injuries.

Dynamics of neurological deficit after surgical decompression of symptomatic vertebral metastases.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective study to examination the influence of preoperative duration of symptoms on the clinical outcome of patients that underwent surgical decompression because of neurologic deficit in metastatic disease of the spine. OBJECTIVES.: Our aim was to investigate possible correlations between the duration of neurologic deficit before surgery and postoperative outcome with respect to neural recovery in patients with spinal metastases, and second, based on those results, propose criteria for the timing of surgery in these patients.