Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The draft guidance is for class II non-resorbable, non-spinal bone plate and screw systems, stand-alone bone ...

Inspection for bone screws is a complicated process. Using a thread gauge measurement approach may enable a streamlined manufacturing process. Controlling the manufacture of bone and pedicle screws ...

The screw utilizes the superelastic properties of Nitinol to allow higher levels of compression than contemporary bone screws. During manufacturing, the screw is stretched and held in an elongated ...

The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. In rats, bone screws made out of silk can fasten broken bones together just as well as metal and ...