Internal Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Contributors
Sect. I	Essentials of Osteoporosis
1	Pathogenesis and Histomorphology of Osteoporosis	3
2	Biomechanics of Osteoporotic Bone and Fractures	9
3	Biology and Biomechanics of Fracture Healing	22
4	Mechanisms of Internal Fixation of Bone	40
5	Imaging and Bone Densitometry of Osteoporosis	51
Sect. II	Current Clinical Techniques
6	Current Methods and Trends in Fixation of Osteoporotic Bone	73
7	Basic Principles and Techniques of Internal Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone	108
8	Internal Fixation of Osteoporotic Long Bone	116
9	Internal Fixation of Osteoporotic Spine	128
10	Internal Fixation of Osteoporotic Acetabular and Pelvic Fractures	137
11	Internal Fixation in Patients with Paget's Disease	156
12	Internal Fixation in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta	162
13	Bone Fixation in Patients with Bone Tumors	178
14	External Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone	186
15	Fracture Prevention and Medical Treatment of Osteoporosis	194
Sect. III	New Clinical Applications and Novel Concepts: Bone Screws, Pins, and Augmentation
16	Norian SRS Resorbable Cement for Augmentation of Internal Fixation of Hip Fractures	207
17	Fixation of Unstable Osteoporotic Intertrochanteric Fractures Using the DHS and a Glass-Ionomer Cement	217
18	Enhanced Stability of External Fixation with Hydroxyapatite-Coated Pins	224
19	Internal Fixation of Osteoporotic Proximal Femoral Fractures Using a Novel Device Enhanced by Hydroxyapatite Granules	232
20	An Interlocking Screw for Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone	237
21	An Injectable Cementing Screw for Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone	242
22	A Cement Screw for Fixation in Osteoporotic Metaphyseal Bone	248
Sect. IV	New Clinical Applications and Novel Concepts: Bone Plates
23	Resorbable Implants as a Means of Augmenting Metal Plate Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone	259
24	Interlocked Blade Plates in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Metaphyseal Fractures	266
25	LISS Plate Fixation of Periprosthetic Supracondylar Femur Fractures	271
26	An Axially Mobile Plate for Fracture Fixation	279
Sect. V	New Clinical Applications and Novel Concepts: Intramedullary Nails
27	The Huckstep Nail for Fixation of Mechanically Deficient Femoral Bone	287
28	Intramedullary Cement Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures in the Elderly Patient	292
29	Synthes Spiral Blade Intramedullary Nail System for Proximal Humeral Fractures	296
30	An Expandable Intramedullary Nail for Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone	301
31	Improving the Distal Fixation of Intramedullary Nails in Osteoporotic Bone	310
Sect. VI	New Clinical Applications and Novel Concepts: Spinal Fixation
32	Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Using Bone Cement for Compromised Vertebral Bodies	317
33	Vertebroplasty with Inflatable Bone Tamps and Calcium-Phosphate Cement	325
34	Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures	334
35	A Self-Guided Pedicle Screw for Anterior Fixation of Cervical Spine	342
36	TPS Devices for Treatment of Vertebral Tumors and Pathological Compression Fractures	349
	Index	359