title: [The influence of the countersink geometry on the cortical screw force (author's transl)].
abstract: In vitro examinations on deformation and relaxation were carried out on cortical countersink of different geometry under a compression load of up to 2000 N through a screw head. Conical countersink showed plastic deformations of an average of 1300 N whereas with spherical countersink they did not occur at the same load. After reaching the load of 2000 N and keeping the deformation constant we saw a significantly stronger reduction of force with the conical countersink then with the spherical type. As far as fracture fixation is concerned a smaller postoperative reduction of screw force can be expected if applying a cortical screw with a spherical head in a spherical countersink.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001863:Bone Screws; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D011312:Pressure
vernacular_title: Einfluss der Senklachgeometrie auf die Kortikalischraubenzugkraft