Percutaneous Dorsal Instrumentation of Vertebral Burst Fractures: Value of Additional Percutaneous Intravertebral Reposition—Cadaver Study

Figure 1

(a) Fixation of the embedded spine segments in the drop tower. A weight of 7 kg was dropped from a height of 1,7 meters. The displacement of the impactor was mechanically limited to 2.5 cm. (b) Complete drop tower.

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