The Influence of Ambient Theater Temperature on Cement Setting Time

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 381-384

  Langdown, Andrew J ^a   Tsai, Nicholas ^b   Auld, Jason ^c   Walsh, William R ^d   Walker, Peter ^b   Bruce, Warwick J M ^b  

^a PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cement; polymethyl methacrylate; temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BONE CEMENT; COLISTIMETHATE; ERYTHROMYCIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMUR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCALPEL; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE CEMENTS; CEMENTATION; HUMANS; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; OPERATING ROOMS; POLYSTYRENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPERATURE; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 33646022523     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2005.03.032     Document Type: Article

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