Why would cement porosity reduction be clinically irrelevant, while experimental data show the contrary

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 691-697

  Janssen, D ^a   Stolk, J ^a   Verdonschot, N ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Polymethylmethacrylate; Porosity; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BONE STRESS; EXPERIMENTATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS; LONGEVITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE CEMENTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 21844441143     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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