title: The formation of stress by acrylic bone cements during fixation of the acetabular prosthesis.
abstract: The forces developed by acrylic cement during the final phase of polymerization under conditions that simulate the cement of the acetabular prosthesis are evaluated. Calculations show that forces of 500-1100 N may be reached in a three-point fixational system. The importance of the dimensions of the plastic and the bone and the relevance of the E-moduli are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery*; D000179:Acrylates; D001843:Bone Cements; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011108:Polymers; D012107:Research Design; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D001843:Bone Cements; D011108:Polymers