The answer behind the PFNA 'cut through' phenomenon

• Main Author: Tan, Li Jin
• Other Authors: Chou Siaw Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157618
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cut-through failure is a perplexing phenomenon that is becoming more common in the treatment of intertrochanteric hip fractures with the PFNA implant. The goal of this study is to conduct a biomechanical investigation into the role of bi-directional cyclic loading on the cut-through phenomenon. Saw...