The timing of femoral component insertion in cemented hip arthroplasty.
The time to insertion of the femoral component into a cemented medullary cavity during total hip arthroplasty was reviewed. A survey of current practice among a group of surgeons was undertaken, and reproducible model of femoral cement penetration was developed. Under standard conditions, this showed maximum penetration of Vacu-Mix Plus CMW1 gentamicin cement (DePuy, Leeds, UK) at 3 minutes.
McWilliams
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TG
Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Binns
M S
MS
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002484:Cementation; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors