title: Acrylic bone cements: composition and properties.
abstract: Cementing endoprostheses is one of the most frequently performed orthopedic procedures in the world today. The bone cements that are currently available commercially are all based on the chemical substance methylmethacrylate. Although all of them have the same chemical basis, acrylic bone cements are not all alike. This article discusses the composition of acrylic bone cements and the influence of the composition on the properties of the material.
authors.affiliation: Heraeus Kulzer GmbH & Co. KG, Endomedicine Division, Philipp-Reis-Strasse 8/13, D-61273 Wehrheim, Germany. klaus-dieter.kuehn@heraeus.com
authors.forename: Klaus-Dieter
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kuehn
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ege
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gopp
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D020366:Methylmethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001843:Bone Cements; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate