When Should We Change Drill Bits? A Mechanical Comparison of New, Reprocessed, and Damaged Bits.

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.

Affiliations

[1 ] *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.

Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Orthop Trauma

Title: Journal of orthopaedic trauma

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1531-2291

ISSN (Print): 0890-5339

Publication date (Electronic): May 2017

Volume: 31

Issue: 5

ID: 28166171 ID: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000812