The scientific basis of cement versus cementless fixation.
The arguments for and against three implant materials (polymethylmethacrylate, cobalt-chrome alloy, and titanium aluminium vanadium alloy) when used as interfaces between a loaded implant and bone are reviewed from mechanical and biologic standpoints. It is concluded that there is neither an overwhelming advantage nor a disadvantage for any one of them.
Freeman
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London Hospital Medical College, England.
Tennant
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D000497:Alloys; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001843:Bone Cements; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D017886:Durapatite; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D016348:Osseointegration; D016062:Porosity; D014025:Titanium
D000497:Alloys; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001843:Bone Cements; D002858:Chromium Alloys; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D017886:Durapatite; D014025:Titanium