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An alternative to screws for plating osteoporotic bone

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1993Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Journal of Biomedical Engineering, volume 15, pages 79-82 (issn: 0141-5425,

Authors: T.StJ. King; David Cebon;

doi: 10.1016/0141-5425(93)90098-j

pmid: 8419687

An alternative to screws for plating osteoporotic bone

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Abstract

There are several problems with existing techniques used to plate broken bones. One of the most serious is that of screws pulling out during insertion or healing in patients suffering from osteoporosis. This paper investigates the mechanism of this pulling out, and proposes an alternative device to attach plates to weak bones.

Related Organizations

Georgia Institute of Technology
United States
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
United States

Keywords

Bone Screws, Equipment Design, Models, Biological, Elasticity, Biomechanical Phenomena, Orthopedic Fixation Devices, Materials Testing, Humans, Osteoporosis, Bone Plates

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