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Effectiveness of the surgical torque limiter: a model comparing drill- and hand-based screw insertion into locking plates

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of the surgical torque limiter during operative use. The study also investigates the potential differences in torque between hand and drill-based screw insertion into locking plates using a standardised torque limiter. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Ioannou, Christopher, Knight, Matthew, Daniele, Luca, Flueckiger, Lee, Tan, Ezekiel S. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5067914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27751170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-016-0458-y