Acrylic bone cement: clinical development and current status in North America.
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Abstract
This article discusses issues surrounding acrylic bone cement and covers functional results, mechanism and definition of failure, design issues, wear and alternate bearing surfaces, revision, and evolution of concepts regarding infection, dislocation, thromboembolic issues, surgical approach, bone loss and bone grafts, and finally a couple of problems the author sees for the future.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Cements
- Polymethyl Methacrylate