Fig. 2From: Local heat generation during screw insertion into diaphyseal bone: a biomechanical study on different conditions (e.g. screw type, material, mode of insertion)Photograph taken by the authors showing a specimen with pre-drilled screw holes and prepared holes for the thermocouples. Within one screw-hole a titanium locking screw is placed surrounded by three thermocouples in the cis- and three in the trans-cortexBack to article page