1 December 2010

Robot arm based flat panel CT-guided electromagnetic tracked spine interventions: phantom and animal model experiments

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate accuracy and procedure times of electro-magnetic tracking (EMT) in a robotic arm mounted flat panel setting...

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1 December 2010

Role of the supine lateral radiograph of the spine in vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a prospective study

Abstract Background Severely collapsed vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is usually considered as a contraindication for vertebroplasty because of critically decreased...

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1 December 2010

Vertebroplasty: an update

Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive, image-guided injection of Polymethyl Methacrylate cement to relieve pain from a vertebral body fracture. It...

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1 September 2010

The M6®-C Artificial Cervical Disc

[caption id="" width="323" align="alignright" caption="The M6®-C Artificial Cervical Disc"][/caption][caption id="" width="357" align="alignright" caption="The M6®-C Artificial Cervical Disc"][/caption]The M6-C artificial cervical...

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1 September 2010

The Next Regeneration

[caption id="" width="400" align="alignright" caption="The Next Regeneration"][/caption]Biocomposites is a privately held pioneering developer, manufacturer and distributor of synthetic, tissue regeneration...

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1 September 2010

The Spinos Implant

[caption id="" width="332" align="alignright" caption="The Spinos Implant"][/caption]Spinos is an innovative implant for use in the treatment of low back pain....

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1 September 2010

Adjacent Motion Segment Degeneration in Cervical Spine

Introduction Since the 1950s Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) has been an accepted modality of treatment for cervical radiculopathy...

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1 September 2010

Overcoming the tattoo risk for spinal anaesthesia in caesarean section

Introduction Recently a 26-year-old lady was admitted for elective caesarean section for breech presentation. Preanaesthetic back examination revealed an extensive...

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