title: Holding power of metallic plates in cancellous bone. An experimental study on rabbits with polymethyl methacrylate as supporting material.
abstract: The holding power of a metallic device in cancellous bone was tested in sixteen rabbits (n = 16). The device was fixed with the support of polymethyl methacrylate. The fixation firmness was studied radiologically and by measuring the bonding strength. The mean value of the bonding strength was 485 N (n = 6) at 6 weeks, and 557 N (n = 8) at 12 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lapinsuo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pätiälä
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sammaljärvi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Honkaniemi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rokkanen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011817:Rabbits; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates