The influence of stem insertion rate on the porosity of the cement mantle of hip joint replacements

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

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-205

  Baleani, M ^a   Fognani, R ^a   Toni, A ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bending strength; Cement mantle; Porosity; Stem cement interface; Stem insertion rate

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROCRACKS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POROSITY; RHEOLOGY; BONE; JOINT PROSTHESES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CEMENT MANTLE; STEM INSERTION RATE; STEM-CEMENT INTERFACE;

BONE CEMENT;

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; POROSITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE CEMENTS; CEMENTATION; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOTION; POROSITY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

CEMENT MANTLE; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT; INSERTION RATES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STEM-CEMENT INTERFACES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0038681344     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103765212695     Document Type: Article

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