A Simple Technique to Prevent Screw Stripping During Hardware Removal Using Bone Wax

Hardware removal is a common procedure in orthopedics, but it can be challenging and time-consuming. Difficulties in screw removal may arise due to bone growth or cement covering the screw heads, leading to screw damage, and increased surgical time. In this article, we describe a simple and inexpens...

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Autores principales: Samargandi, Ramy, Le Nail, Louis-Romée
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37265916
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39683
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description Hardware removal is a common procedure in orthopedics, but it can be challenging and time-consuming. Difficulties in screw removal may arise due to bone growth or cement covering the screw heads, leading to screw damage, and increased surgical time. In this article, we describe a simple and inexpensive technique utilizing bone wax to protect screw heads from bone growth or cement, facilitating future implant removal. The application of bone wax over screw heads acts as a barrier, preventing bone growth or cement from engaging with the screw heads.
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spelling pubmed-102318982023-06-01 A Simple Technique to Prevent Screw Stripping During Hardware Removal Using Bone Wax Samargandi, Ramy Le Nail, Louis-Romée Cureus Orthopedics Hardware removal is a common procedure in orthopedics, but it can be challenging and time-consuming. Difficulties in screw removal may arise due to bone growth or cement covering the screw heads, leading to screw damage, and increased surgical time. In this article, we describe a simple and inexpensive technique utilizing bone wax to protect screw heads from bone growth or cement, facilitating future implant removal. The application of bone wax over screw heads acts as a barrier, preventing bone growth or cement from engaging with the screw heads. Cureus 2023-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10231898/ /pubmed/37265916 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39683 Text en Copyright © 2023, Samargandi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Simple Technique to Prevent Screw Stripping During Hardware Removal Using Bone Wax
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title_full A Simple Technique to Prevent Screw Stripping During Hardware Removal Using Bone Wax
title_fullStr A Simple Technique to Prevent Screw Stripping During Hardware Removal Using Bone Wax
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title_short A Simple Technique to Prevent Screw Stripping During Hardware Removal Using Bone Wax
title_sort simple technique to prevent screw stripping during hardware removal using bone wax
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10231898/
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