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01-05-2007 | Reviewer's Comment

Prospective study of standalone balloon kyphoplasty with calcium phosphate cement augmentation in traumatic fractures (G. Maestretti et al.)

Author: Bronek Boszczyk

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 5/2007

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The substitution of PMMA with an injectable, osteoconductive material for balloon Kyphoplasty such as calcium phosphate cement (CPC) is highly attractive for obvious reasons. While PMMA is a well known compound in bone and joint surgery, less experience exists with the various CPC compounds and several caveats should however be recognised. …

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Wilke HJ, Mehnert U, Claes LE, Bierschneider M, Jaksche H, Boszczyk BM (2006) Evaluation of vertebro- and kyphoplasty with PMMA or calcium phosphate cement under cyclic loading. Spine 31:2934–2941PubMedCrossRef

Title: Prospective study of standalone balloon kyphoplasty with calcium phosphate cement augmentation in traumatic fractures (G. Maestretti et al.)
Author: Bronek Boszczyk
Publication date: 01-05-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-0277-7

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