Evaluation of delamination in drilling of bone

In this paper, delamination of bone associated with drilling is investigated using design of experiments. Experiments have been planned based on L-25 design of the orthogonal arrays with different conditions of drill bit, spindle speed and feed rate. Regression analysis is used to develop a mathematical model of delamination as a function of bone drilling process parameters. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is carried out to find the significance of the developed model along with the percentage contribution of each factor on delamination. Optimum setting of bone drilling parameters for minimum delamination is determined using Taguchi optimization methodology. Finally, the results obtained are validated by conducting confirmation experiments. (C) 2015 IPEM. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.