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Biomechanical evaluation of a new system to improve screw fixation in osteoporotic bones

Medical Engineering & Physics, ISSN: 1350-4533, Vol: 32, Issue: 5, Page: 532-541
2010
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In this paper an experimental analysis is undertaken of the affect a new screw-to-bone fixation system has on the stiffness of fixation systems of osteoporotic fractures based on osteosynthesis plates. The proposed system, which we have named the screw locking element (SLE), is made with elements manufactured from a biocompatible polymer material known as polyetheretherketon (PEEK) which act like a lock nut, holding the end of the threaded screw shank after this has passed through both bone corticals.

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