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The purpose of this investigation was to develop a surface treatment to increase the fatigue strength of stainless steel bone plates without increasing their susceptibility to other forms of damage such as corrosion and fretting. Processes such as coining, rolling and shot peening which impart high surface compressive residual stresses are common techniques to improve the fatigue life of metal parts. The process of shot peening involves hammering the surface with small beads and is ideal for bone implants with complicated shapes.
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Comte, P., Nitra, E. (1985). Shot Peening as Surface Treatment for Bone Fixation Plates. In: Perren, S.M., Schneider, E. (eds) Biomechanics: Current Interdisciplinary Research. Developments in Biomechanics, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7432-9_17
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