Development of an Expandable Screw for Hip Fracture Fixation to Improve Patient Outcome
| dc.contributor.author | Oldakowska, Intan Camellia Watono | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Garry Allison | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Chris Ford | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Brett Kirk | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-21T00:51:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-21T00:51:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94391 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This PhD thesis describes the design, development and testing of a novel Removable Expandable Screw to improve surgical management of hip fractures. The F-REX Screw demonstrated significant improvement in fixation strength in a clinically relevant testing construct as well as safe removal after medium-term animal in-vivo implantation. The work conducted in this thesis formed the basis of a spin-out company REX Ortho who continues to develop and commercialise the technology. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Development of an Expandable Screw for Hip Fracture Fixation to Improve Patient Outcome | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.department | School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Science and Engineering | en_US |
| curtin.contributor.orcid | Oldakowska, Intan Camellia Watono [0000-0002-6230-606X] | en_US |
| dc.date.embargoEnd | 2026-02-19 |