Safe Orthopaedics announces the publication of a biomechanical study on Sycamore

        

Safe Orthopaedics announces the publication of a biomechanical study on Sycamore Publication in the Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics of the results of the Sycamore biomechanical study Over 160 patients treated with Sycamore

Éragny-sur-Oise, Fleurieux sur l’Arbresle, France, le 07 août 2023 à 17h30 CET – Safe (FR001400F1V2 – ALSAF), french group specialized in the design, manufacturing and distribution of ready-to-use medical devices for Spine surgeries, especially safe for vertebral fracture treated in emergency, announces the publication of a biomechanical study of Sycamore and over 160 patients treated with Sycamore.

Publication of the results of the Sycamore biomechanical study in the Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics (https://jeo-esska.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40634-023-00635-7)

Leaded by Professor Jean-Charles Le Huec, the study compares the biomechanical behavior of vertebrae treated by “Dowelplasty”, a new surgical technique using a pedicle anchored device Sycamore (commercial name by Safe Orthopedics) with a traditional kyphoplasty system. The study is published in the Journal of Experimental Orthopedics.

Sycamore consists of (a) a cannulated titanium nail and (b) a titanium dowel directly anchored in the pedicle; (c) the cannulated nail is inserted and locked into the dowel, and the cement is injected through the nail.

Results:

In comparison with the Kyphoplasty, Sycamore shows a significant increase of the compression strength (373 N ; IC à 95% ; – 331 N versus – 1076 N for Sycamore).

Conclusions:

1- The treatment of a compression fracture with Sycamore allows a very significant increase in the resistance to load of the fractures compared to the pre-treatment state.

2 - Sycamore provides a greater improvement in load resistance and fracture displacement energy than balloon kyphoplasty, suggesting that Sycamore may be a good alternative for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures.

Sycamore provides greater improvement of the load resistance and fracture displacement energy compared to traditional kyphoplasty, suggesting that Sycamore is a good alternative for the treatment of vertebrae compression fractures.