Efficiency of a novel vertebral body augmentation system (Tektona™) in non-osteoporotic spinal fractures.

Background: The restauration of the local kyphosis is crucial to thoracolumbar fractures outcomes. Recently, the Tektona™ (Spine Art) system, constituted by a flexible lamella for corporeal reduction has emerged as a promising solution for osteoporotic fractures. However, no study has yet focused on its results on traumatic fractures.

Evaluation of disc degeneration adjacent to AOspine A fractures: pre- and post-operative MRI analysis.

Introduction: The management of type A thoracolumbar fractures varies from conservative treatment to multiple level fusion. Indeed, although Magerl defined the type A fracture as a strictly bone injury, several authors suggested associated disc lesions or degeneration after trauma. However, the preservation of mobility of the adjacent discs should be a major issue.

Management of thoracolumbar fracture in France. Analysis of practices and radiologic results of a cohort of 407 thoracolumbar fractures.

Background: Thoracolumbar fractures are a public health issue due to their severity and frequency. Management varies according to demographic, clinical and radiologic features, from non-operative treatment to extensive fusion. In the two last decades, improvements and new techniques have emerged, such as kyphoplasty and percutaneous approaches.

Immediate and late discal lesions on MRI in Magerl A thoracolumbar fracture: Analysis of 76 cases.

Introduction: Magerl type A thoracolumbar fracture is frequent, but consensus is lacking on management, which ranges from non-operative treatment to corpectomy. It is, however, essential to spare adjacent discs in young patients. Historically, Magerl defined type A fracture in terms of isolated bone involvement.

Peri-prosthetic fractures around tumor endoprostheses: a retrospective analysis of eighteen cases.

Purpose: Tumour hip and knee endoprostheses have become the mainstay for reconstruction of patients with bone tumours. Fixation into host bone has improved over time. However, some patients present with a peri-prosthetic fracture over follow-up.

Ninety-day morbidity in patients undergoing primary TKA with discontinuation of warfarin and bridging with LMWH.

We asked whether patients under long-term warfarin and managed with current guidelines regarding bridging therapy have a higher complications rate within ninety days following total knee arthroplasty. We retrospectively identified 38 patients under long-term warfarin. They were match-paired with 76 control patients.