Analysis of the Failure of Fixator used in Bone Surgery

Świeczko-Żurek, B.; Serbiński, W.; Szumlański, A.

doi:10.2478/v10077-008-0035-0

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Analysis of the Failure of Fixator used in Bone Surgery

Advances in Materials Science

Volume 8 (2008): Issue 2 (June 2008)

By: B. Świeczko-Żurek, W. Serbiński and A. Szumlański

Open Access

|Oct 2008

Abstract

The Gamma nail (fixator) made of stainless steel, which has broken in the body, was subjected to examination. The fixator was removed from the patient femur. The fracture occurred in the area of the nail hole after two months' stay in the organism. The research included chemical composition, hardness of the Gamma nail material and the observation and analysis of the type of fracture. The research showed the fatigue failure of the Gamma nail.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-008-0035-0 | Journal eISSN: 2083-4799 | Journal ISSN: 1730-2439

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Language: English

Page range: 84 - 88

Published on: Oct 17, 2008

Published by: Gdansk University of Technology

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© 2008 B. Świeczko-Żurek, W. Serbiński, A. Szumlański, published by Gdansk University of Technology
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Volume 8 (2008): Issue 2 (June 2008)