Charnley's 1960 paper describes the first use of cold-curing acrylic cement to anchor femoral head prostheses to the femoral shaft. It directly addresses why prior mechanical fixation designs failed and establishes the technical steps and material rationale for cemented arthroplasty. This is the foundational paper for cemented hip replacement fixation.
Charnley's 1960 paper describes the first use of cold-curing acrylic cement to anchor femoral head prostheses to the femoral shaft. It directly addresses why prior mechanical fixation designs failed and establishes the technical steps and material rationale for cemented arthroplasty. This is the foundational paper for cemented hip replacement fixation.