Tensile strength of the cement-bone interface depends on the amount of bone interdigitated with PMMA cement

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-346

  Mann, Kenneth A ^a,b   Ayers, D C ^a   Werner, F W ^a   Nicoletta, R J ^a   Fortino, M D ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; Interface; Mechanical testing; Polymethylmethacylate (PMMA); Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BONE; BONE CEMENT; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

BONE INTERDIGITATION; TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BONE CEMENTS; CADAVER; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031127026     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00164-9     Document Type: Article

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