title: Accelerated polymerization of acrylic bone cement using preheated implants.
abstract: This article is an account of a procedure to accelerate polymerization of polymethylmethacrylate during total hip arthroplasty by preheating the stem of the femoral prosthesis. The increased temperature is shown to have a definite beneficial effect with regard to accelerated polymerization. Experimental investigations are presented to verify this supposition.
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates