Project Overview

During ACL reconstructive surgery, titanium or partially degradable interference screws are used to secure the graft within the femur and tibia. These screws or parts of these screws will remain in the patient’s knee for the rest of his or her life and can cause problems. Another problem with the current screw is that it does not promote tissue growth. Therefore, it is our client’s desire to develop an interference screw for ACL reconstruction that will promote and foster the growth of surrounding bone tissue while slowly degrading to completion, as well as limit any potential problems a patient may incur while these screws in his or her body.

Files

• Midsemester Presentation (February 24, 2006)
• Product Design Specifications V3.2 (March 3, 2006)
• Final Poster Presentation (May 4, 2006)
• Final Paper (May 4, 2006)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Cole Kreofsky - Team Leader
• Dana Nadler - Co-Communicator
• Kate Davis - Co-Communicator
• Joe Poblocki - BSAC
• Aaron Huser - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Dr. Kristyn Masters - Advisor
• Prof. William Murphy - Client

Related Projects

• Spring 2006: Bioactive ACL Interference Screw
• Fall 2005: Designing porous hydrogels of template biomaterials synthesis