Screw stripping and its prevention in the hexagonal socket of 3.5-mm titanium locking screws
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00720-w
Abstract: There have been several reports about the difficulties in removing 3.5-mm titanium locking screws from plates due to the stripping or rounding of the hexagonal screw socket. We investigated whether stripping the locking screw sockets… read more here.
Keywords: socket; handle screwdriver; screw stripping; screwdriver ... See more keywords
Inability to Remove Locking Screws From the Femoral Neck System Due to Stripping of the Screwdriver Within the Locking Screw Head
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DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000002926
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were to investigate the frequency of screwdriver stripping in the head of the locking screw that attaches to the side plate to the femur shaft among the patients who… read more here.
Keywords: femoral neck; screwdriver; neck system; locking screw ... See more keywords