Partially Threaded Screws Require More Work During Removal Compared to Fully Threaded Screws in a Bone Simulation Model

Partially Threaded Screws Require More Work During Removal Compared to Fully Threaded Screws in a Bone Simulation Model

ABSTRACT: Background: Routine slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) implant removal is controversial. Difficulty with hardware removal is well documented in SCFE patients, however, there is no biomechanical study demonstrating which specific aspect of screw morphology may be responsible for diff...

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Main Authors: Alexander J. Mayers, MD, Daniel Hayes, BS, Nathan Chaclas, MS3, Max Vogel, MD, Keith Grega, BS, Benjamin B. Wheatley, PhD, Mark Alan Seeley, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Subjects:
SCFE
Hardware removal
Complications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2768276524009258
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