Publications by authors named "Friederike Klauke"
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- The study aimed to create an easy-to-use score, called the OF Pelvis Score, to help decide between non-operative and surgical treatments for patients with osteoporotic pelvic fractures.
- The score was developed through expert consensus based on extensive analysis of fractures and includes factors like fracture type, pain level, mobility, and overall health, categorizing scores below, above, or equal to 8 for treatment recommendations.
- In a retrospective evaluation of 107 patients, the score guided therapy decisions effectively, with a high compliance rate, and emphasized its adaptable nature as patient conditions evolve.
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- This study explores the causes of sacral fragility fractures by analyzing the distribution of calcium and fat marrow in both healthy and osteoporotic pelvises.
- Researchers used CT and MRI scans to compare the properties of bone in intact pelves and in those with unilateral fractures, categorizing the samples into healthy and osteoporotic groups.
- Findings indicate that osteoporotic patients show significant calcium loss in specific areas of the sacrum, which contributes to fracture risks, while injured sides exhibit bone density changes related to injury mechanics.
Introduction: Percutaneous techniques for the surgical treatment of vertebral fractures are constantly progressing. There are different biomechanics involved.
Research Question: Two percutaneous, monoaxial fixation systems with different reduction tools were analyzed in relation to their reduction capacity.
Introduction: Predicting the pre-morbid sagittal profile of the spine or segmental angles could enhance the process of planning the extent of fracture reduction. There is evidence that spinopelvic parameters may be suitable for this purpose.
Research Question: Is it possible to determine the inflection point and the mono- and bi-segmental endplate angles (EPA) in the thoracolumbar transition (from Th9 to L2) based on age, gender, spinopelvic parameters, and the adjacent EPA in the supine position?
Material And Methods: Based on Polytrauma CT scans in the supine position, the following spinopelvic parameters were measured using non-fractured spines: pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), lumbar lordosis (LL), and the apex of the LL.
Introduction: In the treatment of upper cervical spine injuries, the semiconservative procedure of the halofixator is now of only secondary importance. Older studies from the 2000 s showed unsatisfactory rates of consolidation as well as high rates of complications. However, due to current data on therapy effectiveness, the literature is inconsistent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures are of increasing importance. To identify the optimal treatment strategy this multicentre prospective cohort study was performed.
Purpose: Patients suffering from osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures were included.
Purpose: Pelvic fragility fractures have steadily risen over the past decades. The primary treatment goal is the fastest possible mobilisation. If conservative therapy fails, surgical fixation is a promising approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOF-Pelvis classification of osteoporotic sacral and pelvic ring fractures.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- Osteoporotic fractures of the pelvis (OFP) are becoming a significant concern in orthopedics, prompting the need for a new, simpler, and more reliable classification system (CS) that uses both CT and MRI, as existing systems have limited reliability.
- A consensus among trauma and orthopedic experts in German-speaking countries led to the creation of the new OF-Pelvis CS over five years, which was validated by having experienced surgeons categorize 25 anonymized cases using imaging scans.
- The new classification has five subgroups indicating increasing instability and three modifiers that can be used alone or in combination; the inter-rater reliability scores are notably high, showing strong agreement among both the developers and the
Objective: The study sought to investigate the reliability of computed tomography (CT)-derived Hounsfield unit (HU) measurements and ascertain the correlation between HU with quantitative CT (qCT)-derived bone mineral density (BMD) in cases of traumatic thoracolumbar fracture, based on native CT scans.
Methods: This study is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of data sets from patients who received native CT scans and bone mineral density measurements (qCT) of the same vertebral body. Two different CT scanner models were used.
Aims: Minimally invasive fixation of pelvic fragility fractures is recommended to reduce pain and allow early mobilization. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of two different stabilization techniques in bilateral fragility fractures of the sacrum (BFFS).
Methods: A non-randomized, prospective study was carried out in a level 1 trauma centre.
Purpose: The pathogenetic mechanism, progression, and instability in geriatric bilateral fragility fractures of the sacrum (BFFSs) remain poorly understood. This study investigated the hypothesis of sequential BFFS progression by analysing X-ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets.
Methods: Imaging data from 78 cases were retrospectively analysed.