Since the preliminary communication on the bonding of femoral head prostheses into the upper end of the femur by cold-curing acrylic cement (Charnley 1960) a total of 455 prostheses have now been inserted by this means. This report on experience with cold-curing acrylic cement in contact with living human bone is concerned with 1) the frequency of loosening of the cement-bone bond, as tested directly during re-exploration of the prosthesis or at necropsy; 2) the macroscopic, microscopic and radiographic appearances of the cement-bone bond in specimens; 3) the correlation of radiographic appearances with the state of fixation or looseness where this had been observed directly; 4) the best way to use the cement.
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Since the preliminary communication on the bonding of femoral head prostheses into the upper end of the femur by cold-curing acrylic cement (Charnley 1960) a total of 455 prostheses have now been inserted by this means. This report on experience with cold-curing acrylic cement in contact with living human bone is concerned with 1) the frequency of loosening of the cement-bone bond, as tested directly during re-exploration of the prosthesis or at necropsy; 2) the macroscopic, microscopic and radiographic appearances of the cement-bone bond in specimens; 3) the correlation of radiographic appearances with the state of fixation or looseness where this had been observed directly; 4) the best way to use the cement.
Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.