The effect of centrifuging bone cement

J. P. Davies; M. Jasty; D. O. O'Connor; D. W. Burke; T. P. Harrigan; W. H. Harris

doi:10.1302/0301-620x.71b1.2915001

The effect of centrifuging bone cement

J. P. Davies, M. Jasty, D. O. O'Connor, D. W. Burke, T. P. Harrigan, W. H. Harris

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We have tested the porosity and fatigue life of five commonly used bone cements: Simplex P, LVC, Zimmer regular, CMW and Palacos R. Tests were conducted with and without centrifugation and with the monomer at room temperature and, except for LVC, at 0°C. We found that the fatigue life of different specimens varied by a factor of nearly 100. It did not depend on porosity alone, but was more influenced by the basic composition of the cement. Simplex P when mixed with the monomer at 0°C and centrifuged for 60 seconds had the highest fatigue life and was still sufficiently liquid to use easily.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	39-42
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B
Volume	71
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.71b1.2915001
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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