Failure Properties of Chicken Bone Under
Varying Fixation Conditions
Name: Kenny Chan
Class: BE 210
The aim of this experiment is to see whether the number of screws used in bone fixation affects the ultimate load of fixated chicken bone. It is hypothesized that chicken bone fixated with four screws will have a higher ultimate force than with two screws.
Chicken bones will be kept intact and not be fractured prior to fixation to simulate the situation where bones already well into the healing process are exerted. This is more realistic than fracturing the bones beforehand because fracture patients are often immobilized for a significant amount of time after bone fixation, allowing partial healing to occur. It is also indicative of the importance of stabilizing bones long after fixation because the original fracture site is still fragile for a few months afterwards (Woo, et. al)