The increasing prevalence of fragility fractures of the sacrum (FFS) occurring predominantly
in osteoporotic individuals poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The clinical …

SIFs are a common, though often unsuspected, cause of low back pain in the elderly.
Although numerous radiographic modalities can be used to diagnose SIFs, bone …

Objective To assess the outcomes and safety after CT-guided percutaneous sacroplasty in
patients with painful sacral insufficiency fractures or pathologic sacral lesions. Methods A …

Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIFs) are an increasingly recognised cause of back pain in the
elderly. They can cause significant pain and disability in the elderly population and until …

Study Design. Biomechanical cadaveric bench study. Objective. To measure motion at the
fracture site in an osteoporotic cadaveric sacral insufficiency fracture model before and after …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Sacral insufficiency fractures are a common cause of
severe low back pain and immobilization in patients with osteoporosis or cancer. Current …

Background Both plate and intramedullary nail fixations, including straight and anatomic
nails, have been clinically adopted for the treatment of displaced mid-shaft clavicle fractures …

Pelvic insufficiency fractures may occur in the absence of trauma or as a result of low-energy
trauma in osteoporotic bone. With a growing geriatric population, the incidence of pelvic …

Background Fragility fractures of the sacrum (FFS) have been detected more and more
frequently in recent times, and the incidence will continue to increase due to increasing life …

The ASME pressure vessels for human occupancy (PVHO) codes and standards are
engineering standards developed to provide a reliable design method for pressure vessel …