Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca
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Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech · Jan 1993
Case ReportsWave plate osteosynthesis as a salvage procedure.
The load axis of the curved-shaped proximal femur lies not inside, but outside the bone. Therefore high bending forces are acting, the medial cortex absorbing pressure, the lateral cortex absorbing tension. ⋯ This dilemma is compensated by a wave-plate with bone graft: The compression forces are detoured to the lateral cortex and the plate is again subjected to tension. Furthermore since the plate is standing away from the bone, the plate does not disturb the blood supply at the fracture side and bone healing.
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Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech · Jan 1993
[Radiodiagnosis of fractures of the thoracolumbar spine].
The article presents a most detailed description of the individual radiologic methods used for the examination of the fractures of the thoracolumbar spine, i.e. CAT examination including 3-D reconstruction and magnetic resonance. Apart from technical procedures and the assessment of individual methods the article also shows their comparison.