Parameters affecting mechanical and thermal responses in bone drilling: A review

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Biomechanics

ISSN

0021-9290

Volume

71

DOI

10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.02.025

First Page

4

Last Page

21

Publication Date

Spring 1-1-2018

Abstract

Surgical bone drilling is performed variously to correct bone fractures, install prosthetics, or for therapeutic treatment. The primary concern in bone drilling is to extract donor bone sections and create receiving holes without damaging the bone tissue either mechanically or thermally. We review current results from experimental and theoretical studies to investigate the parameters related to such effects. This leads to a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical and thermal aspects of bone drilling to reduce their unwanted complications. This review examines the important bone-drilling parameters of bone structure, drill-bit geometry, operating conditions, and material evacuation, and considers the current techniques used in bone drilling. We then analyze the associated mechanical and thermal effects and their contributions to bone-drilling performance. In this review, we identify a favorable range for each parameter to reduce unwanted complications due to mechanical or thermal effects.

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