Fatigue strength of PMMA bone cement mixed with gentamicin and barium sulphate vs pure PMMA

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-12

  Baleani, M ^a   Cristofolini, L ^a,b   Minari, C ^a   Toni, A ^a,c  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Additives; Antibiotic; Barium sulphate; Bone cement; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ANTIBIOTICS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; BARIUM; BONE; CEMENT ADDITIVES; FATIGUE TESTING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ARTHROPLASTY; BARIUM SULPHATE; GENTAMICIN SULPHATE; RADIOPACIFIER; WOHLER DIAGRAM;

BONE CEMENT;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BARIUM SULFATE; BONE CEMENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH; VALIDATION STUDY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARIUM SULFATE; BONE CEMENTS; CEMENTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; GENTAMICINS; MATERIALS TESTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

BARIUM SULPHATES; COMBINED EFFECT; ENDURANCE LIMIT; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; FATIGUE STRENGTH; GENTAMICIN SULPHATES; PMMA BONE CEMENT; POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE BONE CEMENTS;

EID: 0037277103     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103762597683     Document Type: Article

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