Background: Spinopelvic fractures and approaches of operative stabilization have been a source of controversial discussion. Biomechanical data support the benefit of a spinopelvic stabilization and minimally invasive ...

The contact of car tires with road tracks is a research field of high practical importance since grip properties during tire-road interaction have a direct impact on safety issues. To improve the tire properties it is ...

Aseptic loosening of the prosthesis is still a problem in artificial joint implants. The loosening can be caused by, among other factors, resorption of the bone surrounding the prosthesis owing to stress shielding. In order ...