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Drilling force and temperature of bone under dry and physiological drilling conditions

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Many researches on drilling force and temperature have been done with the aim to reduce the labour intensiveness of surgery, avoid unnecessary damage and improve drilling quality. However, there has not been a systematic study of mid- and high-speed drilling under dry and physiological conditions(injection of saline). Furthermore, there is no consensus on optimal drilling parameters. To study these parameters under dry and physiological drilling conditions, pig humerus bones are drilled with medical twist drills operated using a wide range of drilling speeds and feed rates. Drilling force and temperature are measured using a YDZ-II01W dynamometer and a NEC TVS-500EX thermal infrared imager, respectively, to evaluate internal bone damage. To evaluate drilling quality, bone debris and hole morphology are observed by SEM(scanning electron microscopy). Changes in drilling force and temperature give similar results during drilling such that the value of each parameter peaks just before the drill penetrates through the osteon of the compact bone into the trabeculae of the spongy bone. Drilling temperatures under physiological conditions are much lower than those observed under dry conditions, while a larger drilling force occurs under physiological conditions than dry conditions. Drilling speed and feed rate have a significant influence on drilling force, temperature, bone debris and hole morphology. The investigation of the effect of drilling force and temperature on internal bone damage reveals that a drilling speed of 4500 r/min and a feed rate of 50 mm/min are recommended for bone drilling under physiological conditions. Drilling quality peaks under these optimal parameter conditions. This paper proposes the optimal drilling parameters under mid- and high-speed surgical drilling, considering internal bone damage and drilling quality, which can be looked as a reference for surgeons performing orthopedic operations.

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  1. School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Linlin Xu, Chengyong Wang, Min Jiang, Huiyu He & Yuexian Song

  2. Guangzhou Aquila Precise Tools LTD, Guangzhou, 511483, China

    Linlin Xu & Hanyuan Chen

  3. The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China

    Jingnan Shen

  4. National Engineering Research Center for Healthcare Devices, Guangzhou, 510500, China

    Jiayong Zhang

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Supported by Foundation for High-level Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong, China (Grant No. 501111018) and Panyu District Science and Technology Program of China (Grant No. 2009-Z-53-1)

XU Linlin, born in 1986, is currently an engineer at Guangzhou Aquila Precise Tools Ltd, China. She received her PhD degree from Guangdong University of Technology, China, in 2014. Her research interests include advanced high-speed machining technology and new medical tool performance.

WANG Chengyong, born in 1964, is currently a professor at Guangdong University of Technology, China.

JIANG Min, born in 1987, is currently a master candidate at Guangdong University of Technology, China.

HE Huiyu, born in 1989, is currently a master candidate at Guangdong University of Technology, China.

SONG Yuexian, born in 1961, is currently a senior engineer at Guangdong University of Technology, China.

CHEN Hanyuan, born in 1947, is currently a senior engineer at Guangzhou Aquila Precise Tools Ltd, China.

SHEN Jingnan, born in 1959, is currently a professor at The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, China.

ZHANG Jiayong, born in 1968, is currently a director at National Engineering Research Center for Healthcare Devices, China.

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Xu, L., Wang, C., Jiang, M. et al. Drilling force and temperature of bone under dry and physiological drilling conditions. Chin. J. Mech. Eng. 27, 1240–1248 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3901/CJME.2014.0912.151

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