title: Acrylic bone cement: clinical development and current status in North America.
abstract: This article discusses issues surrounding acrylic bone cement and covers functional results, mechanism and definition of failure, design issues, wear and alternate bearing surfaces, revision, and evolution of concepts regarding infection, dislocation, thromboembolic issues, surgical approach, bone loss and bone grafts, and finally a couple of problems the author sees for the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01066 JPP, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. richard-johnston@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000266:history; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008422:Materials Testing; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000266:history; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate