Dataset for "Screw tightness and stripping rates vary between biomechanical researchers and practicing orthopaedic surgeons"

Ten orthopaedic surgeons and ten researchers inserted 60 cortical screws each into artificial bone, for three different screw diameters, with half of the screws inserted through plates and half through washers. This dataset contains the raw measured screw insertion values for both surgeons and researchers; it includes calculated tightness and stripping rates. Confidence values are reported for each screw insertion.

Keywords:
screw insertion, tightness, stripping, surgeon, researcher, confidence, accuracy
Subjects:
Medical and health interface

Cite this dataset as:
Fletcher, J., Neumann, V., Wenzel, L., Gueorguiev, B., Richards, R., Whitehouse, M., Gill, R., Preatoni, E., 2021. Dataset for "Screw tightness and stripping rates vary between biomechanical researchers and practicing orthopaedic surgeons". Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00955.

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Creators

James Fletcher
University of Bath

Verena Neumann
AO Research Institute

Lisa Wenzel
AO Research Institute; Trauma Centre Murnau

Boyko Gueorguiev
AO Research Institute

R. Geoff Richards
AO Research Institute

Michael Whitehouse
University of Bristol

Richie Gill
University of Bath

Ezio Preatoni
University of Bath

Contributors

University of Bath
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Data collection method:

Ten orthopaedic surgeons and 10 researchers inserted 60 cortical screws each into artificial bone, for three different screw diameters (2.7, 3.5 and 4.5 mm), with 50% of screws inserted through plates and 50% through washers. Screw tightness, screw hole stripping rates and confidence in screw purchase were recorded. Three members of each group also inserted 30 screws using an augmented screwdriver, which indicated when optimum tightness was achieved.

Methodology link:

Fletcher, J. W. A., Neumann, V., Wenzel, L., Gueorguiev, B., Richards, R. G., Gill, H. S., Whitehouse, M. R., and Preatoni, E., 2021. Screw tightness and stripping rates vary between biomechanical researchers and practicing orthopaedic surgeons. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 16(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02800-z.

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Funders

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

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

Personalising screw tightness to optimise fracture fixation
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Publication details

Publication date: 26 October 2021
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00955

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/955

Related papers and books

Fletcher, J. W. A., Neumann, V., Wenzel, L., Gueorguiev, B., Richards, R. G., Gill, H. S., Whitehouse, M. R., and Preatoni, E., 2021. Screw tightness and stripping rates vary between biomechanical researchers and practicing orthopaedic surgeons. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 16(1). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02800-z.

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Departments:

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Health

Faculty of Engineering & Design
Mechanical Engineering

Research Centres & Institutes
Centre for Therapeutic Innovation