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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1993; 06(03): 160-162
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633115
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Holding Power of Orthopaedic Screws in Bovine Femoral Heads

A Comparison of 7.0 mm Cannulated Screws to 5.5 mm Cortical and 6.5 mm Cancellous Screws
D. G. Wilson
1   Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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M. J. Ulm
1   Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Received for publication 03 October 1992

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09 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

Femoral capital physeal fractures have been successfully repaired using 7.0 mm cannulated screws. The holding power of 7.0 mm cannulated screws was compared to the holding power of 5.5 mm cortical screws and 6.5 mm cancellous screws using paired bovine femoral heads. The 7.0 mm cannulated screw’s holding power was superior to the 6.5 mm cancellous screw and similar to that of the 5.5 mm cortical screw.

When placed in the bovine femoral head, 7.0 mm cannulated screws have holding power greater than 6.5 mm cancellous screws and similar to 5.5 mm cortical screws.

Keywords

Femoral capital physeal fractures - cannulated screw - cattle
 

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