Uniaxial pullout evaluation of internal screw fixation.
Multiple techniques of internal screw fixation are being used in clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery. This study evaluated the uniaxial pull-out strength of five commonly used screws and Kirschner pins placed by five different techniques. The pull-out strength of the Kirschner pins was significantly less (P greater than .0001) than that of the screws. The screw techniques did not differ significantly.
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Paulin
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D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws; D004285:Dogs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007103:Immobilization; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical