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

Fletcher, James (PI)
Preatoni, Ezio (CoI)

Department for Health

Project: UK charity

Project Details

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	14/09/18 → 13/09/19

Funding

Royal College of Surgeons of
Royal College of Surgeons of

4 Abstract
4 Article
2 Poster

Stripping torques in human bone can be reliably predicted prior to screw insertion with optimum tightness being found between 70% and 80% of the maximum
Fletcher, J., Zderic, I., Gueorguiev, B., Richards, R. G., Gill, R., Whitehouse, M. & Preatoni, E., 31 Aug 2020, In: Bone and Joint Research. 9, 8, p. 493-500 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Citation (Scopus)
Surgical performance when inserting non-locking screws – a systematic review
Fletcher, J., Wenzel, L., Neumann, V., Richards, R. G., Gueorguiev, B., Gill, H., Preatoni, E. & Whitehouse, M., 31 Jan 2020, In: EFORT Open Reviews. 5, 1, p. 26-36 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
4 Citations (Scopus)
TightRight : augmenting screwdrivers to reduce bone stripping rates and optimise tightness when inserting non-locking screws
Fletcher, J., Neumann, V., Silva-Henao, J., Mys, K., Panagiotopoulou, V., Verschueren, A., Gueorguiev, B., Richards, R. G., Whitehouse, M., Preatoni, E. & Gill, R., Jan 2020, (Acceptance date). 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

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Dataset for "Non-locking screw insertion: no benefit seen if tightness exceeds 80% of the maximum torque"
Fletcher, J. (Creator), Ehrhardt, B. (Creator), MacLeod, A. (Creator), Whitehouse, M. R. (Creator), Gill, R. (Creator) & Preatoni, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 9 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00660
Dataset