title: Low polymerization temperature with Boneloc. In vivo measurements in 11 hip replacements.
abstract: We investigated the thermal properties of a new bone cement, Boneloc, during total hip replacement, using a thermocouple connected to a digital thermometer. In 10 of 11 cases the maximum temperature was below 43 degrees C at the bone-cement interface in the acetabulum. This is a considerable reduction in the polymerization temperature in comparison with earlier studies of conventional bone cement. We found no difference regarding the setting time of the cement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wykman
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sandersjöö
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001831:Body Temperature; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008689:Methacrylates; C073735:methylmethacrylate-n-decylmethacrylate-isobornylmethacrylate