Preliminary Results of Experimental Cutting of Porcine Bones by Abrasive Waterjet

Prikaz stanja The first medical applications of this technology were published in the eighties of the last century [1], when a jet of water [6, 7, 8, 9] was used for cutting soft tissues [1, 2]. There are currently no available relevant studies exploring in detail the use of abrasive waterjet cutting in orthopaedic surgery for the implantation and re-implantation of total hip and for knee replacement [4, 5]. The goal of this experimental research is to get a deeper comprehensive insight into the issue of identification and analysis of factors in relation to the surface topography of bone tissue. Achieving the desired surface quality is of great importance for the functional behaviour of a part.