Precooling of the femoral canal enhances shear strength at the cement-prosthesis interface and reduces the polymerization temperature

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1809-1814

  Hsieh, Pang Hsin ^a,b   Tai, Ching Lung ^a   Chang, Yu Han ^a   Lee, Mel S ^a,b   Shih, Hsin Nung ^a,b   Shih, Chun Hsiung ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Chun Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone cement; Temperature; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HEATING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEAR STRENGTH; THERMAL INJURY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENTS; COLD; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PORPHYRINS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748939271     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20242     Document Type: Article

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