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Analysis of the process parameters affecting the bone burring process: An in-vitro porcine study.
Jonathan R Kusins1, O Remus Tutunea-Fatan1, George S Athwal2
1Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, Ontario, N6A 5B9, London, Canada.
Summary
Optimizing bone burring in orthopedic surgery requires minimizing heat and vibration. A 6-mm spherical burr at 15,000 rpm and 2 mm/s feed rate achieved these goals, preventing thermal osteonecrosis.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Biomedical Engineering
- Robotic Surgery
Background:
- Stable bone burring is crucial for orthopedic procedures, particularly with robotic systems.
- Minimizing thermal osteonecrosis and vibrations is essential for patient safety and surgical outcomes.
- Understanding burring parameters is key to developing safer bone burring techniques.
Purpose of the Study:
- To experimentally characterize bone burring parameters.
- To identify optimal settings for minimizing bone temperature and tool vibration.
- To evaluate the impact of burring parameters on resultant bone temperature, tool vibration, and burring force.
Main Methods:
- Experimental evaluation of various bone burring process parameters.
- Measurement of resultant bone temperature, tool vibration, and burring force.
- Comparison of different burr types (spherical vs. cylindrical) and orientations.
Main Results:
- An optimal parameter combination achieved bone temperature below 40°C and tool vibration below 4 g-rms.
- Spherical burrs resulted in significantly lower bone temperatures (33.5 ± 4.3°C) compared to cylindrical burrs (50.8 ± 6.8°C).
- Burring forces remained consistently below 10 N across tested parameters.
Conclusions:
- A 6-mm spherical burr at 15,000 rpm with a 2 mm/s feed rate is recommended.
- This configuration effectively minimizes both bone temperature and vibrations during burring.
- The findings provide a basis for safer robot-operated bone burring systems.
Keywords:
bone burringbone removal parametersbone resurfacingosteonecrosissuperficial temperaturevibration amplitudeMore Related Videos
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