Sentence examples for screw tracts from inspiring English sources
The implants were removed, head and neck of femur were excised and screw tracts were over-reamed (Fig. 3).
For the PMMA group, the preparation for the pedicel screw tract is the same.
About 2 g graft was filled in to the pre-drilled pedicle screw tract for per screw.
Among other problems, there were superficial wound infections of percutaneous screws and Ilizarov wire tracts that were never quantified but which always resolved with local disinfection.
To determine the trajectory for the screw and create its tract in the ilium, the pedicle probe is angled 15°from the vertical line in coronal section.
Therefore, the small pedicle probe or drill with a diameter of less than 2.5 mm should be suitable to penetrate the pedicle tract, and afterward, the larger probe drill or dilator is then applied until the proper tract diameter for screw insertion is achieved.
After confirming starting point in AP view and assessing screw path trajectory and depth in lateral view, pedicle tracts were formed with pedicle awl and all four tracts were palpated with depth gauge to measure size of screw as well as to verify presence of a bony floor and an intact four-wall boundary.
Intravesical migration of a screw associated with symptoms of a urinary tract infection is uncommon.
There were no significant differences with regard to superficial wound infection, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, mortality, malunion, and cutting of the lag screw.
Both groups showed similar findings with regard to superficial wound infection, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, mortality, malunion, and cutting of the lag screw.
