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Abstract
We assessed how reprocessed and damaged drill bits perform relative-to-new drill bits
in terms of drilling force required, heat generated at near and far cortices, and
number of usable passes.
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*R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland
School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; and †Fischell Department of Bioengineering, Orthopaedic
Mechanobiology Laboratory, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.