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68th Annual Meeting of the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC)
7th Joint Meeting with the British Neurosurgical Society (SBNS)

German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC)

14 - 17 May 2017, Magdeburg

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The anatomical reduction of vertebral body compression fracture of traumatic origin with underlying pathology affecting the bone quality such as osteoporosis with the Spine Jack System

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  • Senol Jadik - Neurochirurgie, Kiel, Deutschland
  • Michael Synowitz - Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Kiel, Deutschland

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie. Society of British Neurological Surgeons. 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 7. Joint Meeting mit der Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS). Magdeburg, 14.-17.05.2017. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2017. DocDI.09.03

doi: 10.3205/17dgnc230, urn:nbn:de:0183-17dgnc2307

Published: June 9, 2017

© 2017 Jadik et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Objective: The intravertebral SpineJack® implant is developed for a specific purpose: for the anatomical restoration of vertebral compression fractures caused by an excessive craniocaudal unidirectional compression force. To reduce these VCFs, the SpineJack® initially deploys a controlled opposing craniocaudal unidirectional distraction force while preserving the surrounding bone trabeculae as much as possible. Once the fracture has been reduced, the SpineJack® maintains the restoration of the fracture before cement injection.

Methods: 29 patiens with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture between T6 and L5 were been treated with the new implant and were been retrospectively examined. A visual analogue scale and radiological analysis (i.e., X-ray and CT scan) were used to assess back pain, quality of life and complications and height restoration of the vertebral body

Results: Significant reductions in anterior and central vertebral body heights were observed.

Conclusion: The obove mentioned technique provides a controlled craniocaudal expansion in vertebral compression fractures and maintains the restoration before the injection of cement and preserves bone trabeculae.