Holding power of metallic plates in cancellous bone. An experimental study on rabbits with polymethyl methacrylate as supporting material.
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.
Lapinsuo
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Pätiälä
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H
Sammaljärvi
E
E
Honkaniemi
L
L
Rokkanen
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P
D000818:Animals; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011817:Rabbits; D013718:Tensile Strength
D008768:Methylmethacrylates