[Hip Fractures in Adults - Contemporary Clinical Management Based on International Standards].

Background: Patients with hip fractures, often of advanced age and with multimorbidity-trauma, require early surgery and interdisciplinary treatment in order to avoid complications and reduce morbidity and mortality. "Time to surgery" is a sensitive quality indicator (QI) for the treatment process, reflecting multiple factors. Due to persistently noticeable problems in relation to this QI in external inpatient quality assurance in Germany, a special need for action was identified by the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss - G-BA).

Vascular endostapling systems for vascular endografts (T)EVAR--systematic review--current state.

Purpose: Recently, vascular endostapling systems were developed to achieve better sealing at the proximal neck of the aneurysm and to prevent endograft migration. The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic review about the current state and possible options of vascular endostapling systems.

Results: No randomized controlled trials were published.

Comparison of surgical and conservative treatment for degenerative lumbar scoliosis.

Introduction: Demographic changes create an expansion of the elderly population segment of society. Demands of mobility and quality of life have increased in this age group over the last decades. A rising number of elderly patients suffering from degenerative "de novo" lumbar scoliosis (DLS) may be eligible for surgical options to treat their spinal deformities.

Distractible vertebral body replacement in patients with malignant vertebral destruction or osteoporotic burst fractures.

We studied prospectively the clinical and radiological course of 36 patients with localised spinal instability treated with vertebrectomy. A distractible titanium cage filled with polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA) in combination with transpedicular fixation was used to restore spinal stability. Mean follow-up was 16 (8-55) months.