The effect of screw taper on interference fit during load to failure at the soft tissue/bone interface

Knee

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 370-376

  Mann, Charles J ^a,c   Costi, John J ^b   Stanley, Richard M ^b   Dobson, Peter J ^a  

^a Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cruciate reconstruction; Insertion torque; Interference screw; Load to failure; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMUR CONDYLE; GEOMETRY; HAMSTRING; HINDLIMB; KNEE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SOFT TISSUE; TENDON GRAFT; TIBIA; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; BONE SCREWS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; KNEE JOINT; MATERIALS TESTING; SHEEP; STAINLESS STEEL; TENDONS; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 24344482086     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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