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Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 853897, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/853897
Clinical Study

Cementless Fixation of Osteoporotic VCFs Using Titanium Mesh Implants (OsseoFix): Preliminary Results

Anica Eschler,1 Stephan Albrecht Ender,2 Benjamin Ulmar,1 Philipp Herlyn,1 Thomas Mittlmeier,1 and Georg Gradl3

1Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock Medical Center, Schillingallee 35, 18057 Rostock, Germany
2Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch Straße, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
3Department of Trauma, Orthopedic and Reconstructive Surgery, Klinikum München Harlaching, Sanatoriumsplatz 2, 81545 München, Germany

Received 2 February 2014; Revised 13 May 2014; Accepted 14 May 2014; Published 2 June 2014

Academic Editor: Magali Cucchiarini

Copyright © 2014 Anica Eschler et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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