title: Practicing cementing technique with a toy: Play-Doh.
abstract: Cementing technique has direct impact on the longevity of a total hip arthroplasty, and the proper technique can only be acquired by practice. Using acrylic bone cement to practice cementing technique in a bioskill workshop is expensive and can cause occupational hazards. In this article, we describe a toy that can replace acrylic bone cement in a bioskill workshop. Play-Doh (Hasbro Inc, Pawtucket, RI) is an inexpensive, reusable and non-toxic modeling toy that mimics the doughy phase of acrylic bone cement.
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol; D010988:Play and Playthings; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
chemical_list: D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D007479:Iopamidol