Development of an Expandable Screw for Hip Fracture Fixation to Improve Patient Outcome

This PhD thesis describes the design, development and testing of a novel Removable Expandable Screw to improve surgical management of hip fractures. The F-REX Screw demonstrated significant improvement in fixation strength in a clinically relevant testing construct as well as safe removal after medi...

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Main Author: Oldakowska, Intan Camellia Watono
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94391