title: Effects of distal cement voids on cement stress in total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether voids in the distal cement mantle created during total hip arthroplasty increase cement stress at the distal tip of the femoral component. Using a three-dimensional finite element model of an idealized, cylindrical femoral shaft with implanted prosthesis, peak von Mises stress in the cement mantle was evaluated for five different air-bubble configurations and two cement mantle thicknesses, 2 mm and 5 mm. Results indicated that voids in the cement mantle increased peak cement stress at the medial tip of the prosthesis by 2% to 57%, with greater increases in stress being evident with larger bubble sizes. On the average, peak stresses were 53% greater in the models with the thinner cement mantle. Clinicians are encouraged to use a thicker cement mantle and to avoid bubble formation during total hip arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Irvine, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: I Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Keyak
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D005269:Femur / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008961:Models, Structural; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements