Clinical case studies
Active implants & drug delivery
Spine & Orthopedics
Read how PEEK-OPTIMA Spinal Rods can be considered a safe and effective alternative solution to rigid systems.
Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Grade 1 Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Trauma
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CASE STUDY Complex Tibia Fracture
See Dr. Joshua Niemann, M.D. explain the treatment and recovery of a motor vehicle accident trauma patient who received a tibial fracture plate composed of PEEK-OPTIMA Ultra-Reinforced
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CASE STUDY Distal Radius Fracture
Dr. Adam Rives, M.D. describes the outcomes of an elderly smoker patient who was implanted with a distal radius plate composed of PEEK-OPTIMA Ultra-Reinforced
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CLINICAL STUDY CarboFix Locking Plates in the Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures
Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC presents his experiences of CFR-PEEK at The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
Watch videoAn Interview with Mr. James Youngman, Orthopedic Consultant at University College Hospital London, Hospital of St. John and Elizabeth and Wellington Hospital, London UK
Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (JoT) paper by Michael Krantzow, DO
Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (JoT) paper by Thomas Fishler, MD
Experiences of Gil R. Ortega, MD, MPH and Cody Pehrson, MD in Journal of Orthopedic Trauma (JoT) s. This article reviews the unique use of these implants in a collegiate athlete with bilateral, symptomatic tibial shaft stress fractures that failed conservative management, and a patient who suffered an initial, open tibial shaft, and pilon fracture who was surgically treated initially, which then became a nonunion.
Three cases are illustrated which required superior mechanical toughness, compatibility with radiotherapy, and postoperative advanced imaging.
