title: Influence of irrigation solutions on oscillating bone saw blade performance.
abstract: The influence of irrigation on bone cutting was determined by measuring the biomechanical performance of a bone cutting saw during irrigation with various solutions. Solutions of 0.9% saline and 10, 20, and 30% poloxamer-188 were used as the irrigant. A 10% solution of poloxamer-188 was judged to be the superior irrigant because it successfully maintained bone temperature at a controlled level without interfering with the rate of bone removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Ark
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D011060:Poloxalene; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D012996:Solutions; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000592:standards*; D013552:Swine; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011060:Poloxalene