Clinical outcomes of combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion for dystrophic thoracolumbar spinal deformities of neurofibromatosis-1: fate of nonvascularized anterior fibular strut grafts.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objective: To analyze the clinical outcomes of anterior and posterior spinal fusion (APSF) using a fibular strut autograft (FSAG) and to investigate the morphological changes in the reconstructed spinal column of dystrophic deformities in neurofibromatosis (NF)-1.

Summary Of Background Data: APSF is desirable for dystrophic deformities in NF-1 with more than 50° of dystrophic kyphosis.

Stability of volar locking plate systems for AO type C3 fractures of the distal radius: biomechanical study in a cadaveric model.

Background: The purpose of the present study was to compare the relative stability of five volar locking plates (all of which are available for the treatment of intraarticular fractures of the distal radius) under loading conditions simulating the physiological forces that occur during early active mobilization.

Methods: Five plating techniques were applied to surgically simulated AO type C3.2 distal radius fractures in formalin-fixed cadavers.