Dataset for "Non-locking screw insertion: no benefit seen if tightness exceeds 80% of the maximum torque"

Screws are the most commonly used orthopaedic implant, however they are frequently overtightened when inserted. Using screw, bone and screw hole characteristics, maximum torque for a screw hole is predicted prior to insertion. Using this, optimum tightness as a percentage of the maximum torque is investigated as functions of compression and pullout forces. This data set provides the raw data for these investigations. The methodology is described in detail in the related manuscript: Fletcher, J., Ehrhardt, B., MacLeod, A., Whitehouse, M., Gill, H. & Preatoni, E. 2019. Non-locking screw insertion: No benefit seen if tightness exceeds 80% of the maximum torque. Clinical Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.07.009

Subjects:

Medical and health interface

Cite this dataset as:
Fletcher, J., Ehrhardt, B., MacLeod, A., Whitehouse, M., Gill, H., Preatoni, E., 2019. Dataset for "Non-locking screw insertion: no benefit seen if tightness exceeds 80% of the maximum torque". Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00660.

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Data

Non-locking … insertion data.xlsx
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Raw data for: Fletcher, J., Ehrhardt, B., MacLeod, A., Whitehouse, M., Gill, H. & Preatoni, E. 2019. Non-locking screw insertion: No benefit seen if tightness exceeds 80% of the maximum torque. Clinical Biomechanics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.07.009

Creators

James Fletcher
University of Bath

0000-0003-4147-5013

Beate Ehrhardt
University of Bath

0000-0002-4476-3611

Alisdair MacLeod
University of Bath

0000-0001-6981-8087

Michael R. Whitehouse
University of Bristol

0000-0003-2436-9024

Harinderjit Gill
University of Bath

0000-0002-7740-2062

Ezio Preatoni
University of Bath

0000-0001-5383-7072

Contributors

University of Bath
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Documentation

Data collection method:

Biomechanical testing using juvenile bovine bone

Technical details and requirements:

'R' software, v3.3.3 (R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing).

Documentation Files

Explanation … insertion.docx
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Raw data description

Funders

Royal College of Surgeons of England
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000297

Fellowship for James Fletcher - Optimal surgical techniques to reduce screw failure in fragility fractures

David Telling Charitable Trust
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100020276

Improving Fracture Fixation - The Role of Insertion Forces on Construct Stability

Publication details

Publication date: 9 July 2019
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00660

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/660

Related papers and books

Fletcher, J. W.A., Ehrhardt, B., MacLeod, A., Whitehouse, M. R., Gill, H., and Preatoni, E., 2019. Non-locking screw insertion: No benefit seen if tightness exceeds 80% of the maximum torque. Clinical Biomechanics, 70, 40-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.07.009.

Contact information

Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.

Contact person: James Fletcher

Departments:

Faculty of Engineering & Design
Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Health

Research Centres & Institutes
Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI)