Technique for the removal of a locking screw from a broken locking plate following cold welding

The advent of locking plates has brought new problems in implant removal. Difficulties include cold welding between the screw head and locking screw hole, stripping of the recess of the screw head for the screwdriver, and cross-threading between threads in the screw head and screw hole. We are descr...

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Main Authors: Alok Chandra Agrawal, Mangesh Mahadeo Chandewar, Rahul Kumar Chandan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.jotr.in/article.asp?issn=0975-7341;year=2018;volume=10;issue=2;spage=142;epage=144;aulast=Agrawal