Many of the ideas which are helpful for PFFD should be relevant for other areas. For more on PFFD, a disease which cripples children, please see my project-oriented page PFFD project or visit the PFFD Virtual Support Group Page . Wooden screws, instead of metal, to hold the bone.
Wood has some superior properties including antiseptic, mechanically yielding, and natural.
Exact screws were built years ago before metal was customary, and with CAD-CAM and laser fabrication, the apparatus could be made to fit the child. Nanotechnology for bone therapy with screws replaced by an invisible network of submicroscopic filaments, penetrating through bodily tissue without disruption. Back to my classroom page .