Conference proceeding
A Biomechanical Study of Scaphoid Headless Screws
ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, pp 1007-1008
22 Jun 2011
Abstract
Scaphoid fractures are the most common fracture of the carpus [1].Headless screws are favored for internal fixation in the treatment of displaced or unstable fractures, because they are embedded below the articular surface of the bone, reducing tissue irritation and immobilization. Compression plays an important role in fracture stability, maintaining gap reduction and also accelerating the healing of cancellous bone [3]. There are several types of screwsbeing used in practice and it is of clinical interest to know how different they are in generating and maintaining the compression force.Copyright © 2011 by ASME
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- Title
- A Biomechanical Study of Scaphoid Headless Screws
- Creators
- Soroush Assari - Temple UniversityKurosh Darvish - Temple UniversityAsif M. Ilyas - Rothman Institute
- Publication Details
- ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B, pp 1007-1008
- Publisher
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84881246680
- Other Identifier
- 991021838575504721