Background Posttraumatic shoulder dislocations with glenoid rim fractures show high rates
of dislocation recurrence. For glenoid rim defects exceeding a certain size, several …

Objective: The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a multicentre study targeted at identifying
biomarkers for evaluating the progression and risk factors of symptomatic knee OA. Here …

Introduction The treatment of rigid and severe scoliosis and kyphoscoliosis is a surgical
challenge. Presurgical halo-gravity traction (HGT) achieves an increase in curve flexibility, a …

OBJECTIVE: The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is aimed at validating (imaging) biomarkers
for monitoring progression of knee OA. Here we analyze regional femorotibial (FT) cartilage …

Background context The role of fusion of lumbar motion segments for the treatment of
intractable low back pain (LBP) from degenerative disc disease (DDD) without deformities or …

Background: Biplane radiologic evaluation is indispensable for the correct diagnosis of acute
acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries. Thus far, no functional radiographic techniques have …

Introduction/purpose In adult scoliosis surgery (AS) delineation of risk factors contributing to
failure is important to improve patient care. Treatment goals include deformity correction …

OBJECT Sagittal malalignment of the cervical spine has been associated with worsened
postsurgical outcomes. For better operative planning of fusion and alignment restoration, …

Purpose The number of shoulder arthroplasties has increased over the last decade, which
can partly be explained by the increasing use of the reverse total shoulder arthroplasty …

In the future, there will be an increased number of cervical revision surgeries, including 4-
and more-levels. But, there is a paucity of literature concerning the geometrical and clinical …