Preoperative planning and post-operative estimation of vertebroplasty using CT/CAD/CAE systems.

The aim of the work was to determine the stiffness of vertebral bodies after vertebroplasty by means of radiological examination (CT), computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) systems. Twenty-six patients with angiomata in vertebrae have been examined. A vertebra with pathological changes has been modeled twice, i.

Surgical outcome in patients with spinal metastases in the period 1993-2002.

Background. Authors introduced ways and results of treatment operating patients with spinal metastases, treated in Orthopaedic Clinic of Central Military Hospital in years 1993-2002.
Material and methods.