Danger of self-drilling self-tapping screws | ||||
| The Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal | ||||
| Volume 53, Issue 4, October 2018, Page 381-383 PDF (295.88 K) | ||||
| DOI: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_70_18 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Waleed M. Awwad | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
Some locking plate systems make use of self-drilling and self-tapping screws. Theoretically, this technology facilitates insertion and decreases operative time. This case illustrates one possible danger of broken screws in these systems. They may carry a risk of migration within the soft tissue, which could endanger vital structures along it course of penetration. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| complication; hardware; locking plate; Migration; self-drilling self-tapping screw | ||||
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