As well as prevention of complications associated with stenting, covered stents owing to their physical barrier are used as the treatment option of choice for trauma devices during emergency situations and to treat a number of pathological disease states.
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets orthopedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, biologics, dental implants and related surgical products.
The most frequently used bones for mechanical testing of orthopedic and trauma devices are fresh frozen cadaveric bones, embalmed cadaveric bones, and artificial composite bones.
Thus, we suggest that embalmed human cadaveric bone is a good and safe option for mechanical testing of orthopedic and trauma devices.
However, as shown by Topp et al. they have similar characteristics in mechanical testing as fresh frozen bones and are a good option for mechanical testing of orthopedic and trauma devices [ 36].
Our fly model uses the high-impact trauma (HIT) device, consisting of a metal spring with a stationary end attached to a board and a free end positioned over a polyurethane pad, to inflict traumatic injury (Katzenberger et al., 2013).
Additional measurements of subgroups included MRI for recent knee traumas and device assessed function measurements for non-traumatic patients.
In order to further minimize surgical trauma, IPD devices have been proposed as stand-alone technique, avoiding the need for conventional decompression surgery by indirect decompression through the distraction effect of the implant itself.
It has been described most frequently in patients with neurosurgical conditions (i.e. head trauma, shunt devices, or cerebrospinal fluid leakage), although it can also occur as a "spontaneous" infection complicating remote enterococcal infections such as endocarditis or pyelonephritis [ 1].
We wanted to primarily reduce any risk of potential cardiac trauma by the device.
