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Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw
We report a case of fixation of a scaphoid fracture using an Acutrak(®) screw. This screw is cannulated and headless, which allows it to be implanted below the surface of the bone. It uses the same concept of variable thread pitch as the Herbert screw, but unlike the Herbert screw, is fully threaded...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298683 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i2.13 |
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author | Loving, Vilert A. Richardson, Michael L. |
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description | We report a case of fixation of a scaphoid fracture using an Acutrak(®) screw. This screw is cannulated and headless, which allows it to be implanted below the surface of the bone. It uses the same concept of variable thread pitch as the Herbert screw, but unlike the Herbert screw, is fully threaded, with continuously varying pitch along its length. This variable pitch creates constant compression across a fracture as the screw is advanced, and gives the screw its unique appearance. This feature may improve internal holding power, as well as allow a fracture or osteotomy site to lie anywhere along the length of the screw. |
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spelling | pubmed-48914652016-06-13 Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw Loving, Vilert A. Richardson, Michael L. Radiol Case Rep Article We report a case of fixation of a scaphoid fracture using an Acutrak(®) screw. This screw is cannulated and headless, which allows it to be implanted below the surface of the bone. It uses the same concept of variable thread pitch as the Herbert screw, but unlike the Herbert screw, is fully threaded, with continuously varying pitch along its length. This variable pitch creates constant compression across a fracture as the screw is advanced, and gives the screw its unique appearance. This feature may improve internal holding power, as well as allow a fracture or osteotomy site to lie anywhere along the length of the screw. Elsevier 2015-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4891465/ /pubmed/27298683 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i2.13 Text en © 2006 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Loving, Vilert A. Richardson, Michael L. Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw |
title | Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw |
title_full | Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw |
title_fullStr | Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw |
title_full_unstemmed | Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw |
title_short | Scaphoid Fracture Fixation with an Acutrak(®) Screw |
title_sort | scaphoid fracture fixation with an acutrak(®) screw |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298683 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i2.13 |
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