Vacuum-mixing cement does not decrease overall porosity in cemented femoral stems: An in vitro laboratory investigation

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1115-1121

  Messick, K J ^a   Miller, M A ^a   Damron, L A ^a   Race, A ^a   Clarke, M T ^a   Mann, K A ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CEMENTATION; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VACUUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOMECHANICS; BONE CEMENTS; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POROSITY; VACUUM;

EID: 34848908017     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B8.19129     Document Type: Article

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