title: Early failure with Boneloc bone cement. 4/8 femoral stems loose within 3 years.
abstract: 1 performed 8 hybrid total hip replacement using Boneloc bone cement. After 32 (28-36) months, 2 reoperations were performed for femoral component loosening and in another 2 cases, the femoral components were loose, as shown on radiographs. The cement was fragmented in the proximal femur and easily removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Central Hospital of Satakunta, Pori, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suominen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008689:Methacrylates; C073735:methylmethacrylate-n-decylmethacrylate-isobornylmethacrylate