title: The mechanical properties of cement and loosening of the femoral component of hip replacements.
abstract: Mechanical and biomechanical testing of a new bone cement suggests that improved load transfer to the proximal femur could be achieved with the combination of a cement having a lower modulus, a greater ductility and a lower creep resistance than polymethylmethacrylate and a suitably shaped femoral component.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000032:analysis; D005269:Femur; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000032:analysis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C009931:poly(ethylmethacrylate)