An alternative to screws for plating osteoporotic bone.
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.
King
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University Engineering Department, Cambridge, UK.
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D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects; D004548:Elasticity; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008954:Models, Biological; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000601:surgery*