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Influence of irrigation solutions on oscillating bone saw blade performance
T W Ark1, J G Neal, J G Thacker
1Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, USA.
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
|June 10, 1998
Abstract:
The influence of irrigation on bone cutting was determined by measuring the biomechanical performance of a bone cutting saw during irrigation with various solutions. Solutions of 0.9% saline and 10, 20, and 30% poloxamer-188 were used as the irrigant. A 10% solution of poloxamer-188 was judged to be the superior irrigant because it successfully maintained bone temperature at a controlled level without interfering with the rate of bone removal.