title: Hollow mill for extraction of stripped titanium screws: an easy, quick, and safe technique.
abstract: Removal of jammed titanium screws can be difficult due to the problem of stripping of the hexagonal heads of the screws. We present a technique of extraction of stripped screws with the use of a standard 4.5 mm stainless steel hollow mill in a patient of peri-implant fracture of the radius fixed with a titanium locking plate 2 years back. The technique is quick, safe, and cost effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Harpreet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: Hollow mill; stripped screws; titanium locked plates; titanium plates