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A member asked:
How do doctors put screws into bones? like a shoulder bone?
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Need more info: In general, just like putting a screw into anything else--except Orthopedic surgeons prefer power tools. So they would use a battery powered screwdriver (/drill) to drive the screw into the bone.
Answered 5/19/2014
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With a drill: Just like anyone else. We use a drill matched to the screw size.
Answered 5/24/2014
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Drill: Usually a drill is used to create a channel, and then the screw is inserted with a screw driver.
Answered 6/7/2017
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