The effect of biopsy-hole shape and size on bone strength
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 59 (2) , 213-217
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-197759020-00014
Abstract
The width of the hole caused a significant reduction in strength, while increasing the length did not. Investigation in cadaver femora of the relationship between the shape or size of a hole made in the cortex and the breaking strength of the bone revealed that of the shapes studied, an oblong hole with rounded ends afforded the greatest residual strength. Furthermore, we found that increasing the width of the hole caused a significant reduction in strength, while increasing the length did not. Copyright © 1977 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated...Keywords
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