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Drilling of bone is the most important part of the internal and external fixation processes in orthopaedic surgery. This surgical procedure usually is performed manually with a hand-held tool and is greatly dependent on the surgeon skill. Imprecise manipulation of the hand-held tool can cause the drill skidding across the bone surface and leads to a localized increase in temperature resulting a thermal...