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Screw stripping and its prevention in the hexagonal socket of 3.5-mm titanium locking screws

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dc.contributor.authorLee, HJ-
dc.contributor.authorPark, YU-
dc.contributor.authorKim, SJ-
dc.contributor.authorKim, HN-
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-10T00:39:21Z-
dc.date.available2023-01-10T00:39:21Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.ajou.ac.kr/handle/201003/23944-
dc.description.abstractThere 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 can be prevented by using different screwdrivers or interposing materials into the socket during removal. We overtightened 120 3.5-mm titanium locking screws (Depuy Synthes, Paoli, PA) equally into locking plates on sawbone tibia models, applying a uniform torque of 4.5 Nm, exceeding the recommended torque of 1.5 Nm. Twenty screws each were removed using a straight-handle 2.5-mm screwdriver, T-handle screwdriver, hex key wrench, and straight-handle screwdriver with a non-dominant hand. In addition, 20 screws were removed using foil from a suture packet inserted into the screw socket or using parts of a latex glove inserted into the screw socket. The incidence rates of screw stripping using the straight-handle screwdriver, T-handle screwdriver, hex key wrench, non-dominant hand, foil interposition, and latex glove interposition were 75%, 40%, 35%, 90%, 60%, and 70%, respectively. When a T-handle screwdriver or hex key wrench was used, the probability of screw stripping was 4.50 times (odds ratio = 4.50, 95% confidence interval = 1.17 to 17.37, p = 0.03) and 5.57 times (odds ratio = 5.57, 95% confidence interval = 1.42 to 21.56, p = 0.01) lower than that with the straight-handle screwdriver, respectively. Foil or latex glove interpositions did not prevent screw stripping. Thus, in the current experimental study, T-handle screwdriver or hex key wrench usage decreased the incidence rate of screw stripping during removal compared to straight-handle screwdriver use.-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.titleScrew stripping and its prevention in the hexagonal socket of 3.5-mm titanium locking screws-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.pmid34716380-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8556383/-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorPark, YU-
dc.type.localJournal Papers-
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-021-00720-w-
dc.citation.titleScientific reports-
dc.citation.volume11-
dc.citation.number1-
dc.citation.date2021-
dc.citation.startPage21324-
dc.citation.endPage21324-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationScientific reports, 11(1). : 21324-21324, 2021-
dc.identifier.eissn2045-2322-
dc.relation.journalidJ020452322-
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