This is a retrospective study of 15 patients treated for spondylodiscitis with implanted metal cages. The purpose of this study is to investigate the outcomes of patients treated with permanently placed metal hardware in vertebral body reconstruction for spondylodiscitis. The use of metal implants in the face of infection has classically been discouraged in orthopedic literature because of the ...

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SEE PAGE 805 T he occurrence of conduction disturbances and the need for permanent pacemaker implantation remain a significant issue associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) (1). Indeed, the contiguity of the conduction system to the aortic annulus (landing zone of transcatheter valve prostheses) makes this procedure likely to develop this complication (2). To date, several...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Malignant hilar strictures are a clinical challenge because of the current therapeutic approach and the poor prognosis. In recent years, self-expandable metallic stents have proven more effective than plastic stents for palliation of malignant hilar strictures, with the bilateral stent-in-stent technique registering a high success rate. We report our experience with Y-shaped ...

Many successful attempts to increase pullout strength of pedicle screws in osteoporotic bone have been accompanied with an increased risk of catastrophic damage to the patient. To avoid this, a single-armed expansive pedicle screw was designed to increase fixation strength while controlling postfailure damage away from the nerves surrounding the pedicle. The screw was then subsequently tested i...