The Effect of Pitch Variation and Diameter Variation on Screw Pullout in 3D Printed Screws

Category: Basic Sciences/Biologics Introduction/Purpose: There are many screw and thread designs available to the foot and ankle surgeon for bone fixation. Comparing screws between companies is difficult because properties including core diameter, thread diameter, and pitch confound direct compariso...

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Main Authors: Joshua Veenstra MD, Peter Gustafson PhD, Cody Bearden MD, James Jastifer MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00503