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Anterior Column Reconstruction of Destructive Vertebral Osteomyelitis at the Thoracolumbar Spine with an Expandable Vertebral Body Replacement Implant: A Retrospective, Monocentric Radiological Cohort Analysis of 24 Cases

Lisa Klute,
Marie Esser,
Leopold Henssler,
Moritz Riedl,
Melanie Schindler,
Markus Rupp,
Volker Alt,
Maximilian Kerschbaum and
Siegmund Lang

J. Clin. Med.2024, 13(1), 296;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13010296

4 January 2024

Background: Vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) often necessitates surgical intervention due to bone loss-induced spinal instability. Anterior column reconstruction, utilizing expandable vertebral body replacement (VBR) implants, is a recognized approach to...

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9 Citations

2,937 Views

12 Pages

Radiological Evaluation of Combined Anteroposterior Fusion with Vertebral Body Replacement Using a Minimally Invasive Lateral Approach for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: Verification of Optimal Surgical Procedure

Takumi Takeuchi,
Kenichiro Yamagishi,
Kazumasa Konishi,
Hideto Sano,
Masato Takahashi,
Shoichi Ichimura,
Hitoshi Kono,
Masaichi Hasegawa and
Naobumi Hosogane

J. Clin. Med.2022, 11(3), 629;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030629

26 January 2022

The combined anteroposterior fusion with vertebral body replacement (VBR) using a wide footplate expandable cage with a minimally invasive lateral approach has been widely used for pseudoarthrosis after osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The purpose o...

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Anterior Cervical and Upper Thoracic Column Reconstruction Using an Expandable Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone Vertebral Body Replacement: A Retrospective Single Center Cohort Analysis

Martin Štefanides,
Katharina A. C. Oswald,
Anaïs K. Luyet,
Christoph E. Albers,
Lorin M. Benneker and
Moritz C. Deml

Surg. Tech. Dev.2024, 13(2), 107-121;https://doi.org/10.3390/std13020008

12 April 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) expandable vertebral body replacement (VBR) for anterior cervico-thoracic vertebral column reconstruction in patients with metastatic, traumatic, or degene...

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24 Citations

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11 Pages

Biomechanical Study of a Novel, Expandable, Non-Metallic and Radiolucent CF/PEEK Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR)

Daniel Adler,
Michael Akbar,
Anna Spicher,
Stephanie-Alice Goerke and
Werner Schmoelz

Materials2019, 12(17), 2732;https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12172732

26 August 2019

Vertebral body replacement is well-established to stabilize vertebral injuries due to trauma or cancer. Spinal implants are mainly manufactured by metallic alloys; which leads to artifacts in radiological diagnostics; as well as in radiotherapy. The...

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