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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Hollow mill for extraction of stripped titanium screws: An easy, quick, and safe technique
Ravi Gupta, Harpreet Singh, Amit Singh, Sudhir Garg
Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Ravi Gupta Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh 160 031 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.135135
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Removal of jammed titanium screws can be difficult due to the problem of stripping of the hexagonal heads of the screws. We present a technique of extraction of stripped screws with the use of a standard 4.5 mm stainless steel hollow mill in a patient of peri-implant fracture of the radius fixed with a titanium locking plate 2 years back. The technique is quick, safe, and cost effective. |
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