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ArticleActa clinica Croatica2019

Pilot study: Internally cooled orthopedic drills - standard sterilization is not enough?

Tomislav Bruketa, Goran Augustin, Selma Pintarić, Branka Šeol-Martinec, Ivan Dobrić, Bore Bakota

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Article in Acta clinica Croatica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tomislav Bruketa1Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Goran Augustin1Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Selma Pintarić1Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Branka Šeol-Martinec1Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Ivan Dobrić1Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Bore Bakota1Department of Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre and School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 2Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with Clinic, Veterinary Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone drilling causes focal temperature rise due to metal-to-bone contact, which may result in thermal osteonecrosis. Newly constructed internally cooled medical drill of an open type decreases temperature rise at a point of metal-to-bone contact although standard sterilization of such a drill could be inadequate due to bacteria retention within the drill lumen. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the effectiveness of sterilization and to propose sterilization recommendations for internally cooled open type bone drills. Unused internally cooled medical steel bone drills were tested. Drills were contaminated with

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Bone and BonesCold TemperatureEquipment ContaminationEquipment DesignHumansOrthopedic EquipmentOrthopedic ProceduresPilot ProjectsSterilizationBone and bones – injuriesOrthopedic procedures – adverse effectsOsteonecrosisSterilizationSurgical wound infection

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PMID31819337
PMCPMC6884392
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