Salvaging Pull-Out Strength in a Previously Stripped Screw Site: A Comparison of Three Rescue Techniques
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Screw Characteristics
2.3. Screw Insertion
2.4. Screw Stripping and Rescue Techniques
2.5. Mechanical Testing
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Addevico, F.; Solitro, G.F.; Morandi, M.M. Salvaging Pull-Out Strength in a Previously Stripped Screw Site: A Comparison of Three Rescue Techniques. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2021, 6, 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk6030071
Addevico F, Solitro GF, Morandi MM. Salvaging Pull-Out Strength in a Previously Stripped Screw Site: A Comparison of Three Rescue Techniques. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2021; 6(3):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk6030071
Chicago/Turabian StyleAddevico, Francesco, Giovanni F. Solitro, and Massimo Max Morandi. 2021. "Salvaging Pull-Out Strength in a Previously Stripped Screw Site: A Comparison of Three Rescue Techniques" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 6, no. 3: 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk6030071