Redesigning Metal Interference Screws Can Improve Ease of Insertion While Maintaining Fixation of Soft-Tissue Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Grafts

• Auteurs principaux: Kiron K. Athwal, M.Eng., Ph.D (Auteur), Breck R. Lord, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., Ph.D (Auteur), Piers E. Milner, M.Eng., Ph.D (Auteur), Alex Gutteridge, B.Sc (Auteur), Andy Williams, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S. (Orth.) (Auteur), Andrew A. Amis, B.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Eng.) (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Purpose: To compare the fixation strength and loads on insertion of a titanium alloy interference screw with a modified tip against a conventional titanium interference screw. Methods: Slippage of bovine digital extensor tendons (as substitutes for human tendon grafts) under cyclic loading and inter...