The Influence of Antibiotics on the Fatigue Life of Acrylic Bone Cement

by Paul D. Postak, and A. Seth Greenwald

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 88(suppl 4):148-155

December 1, 2006

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A failed cemented total hip replacement showing marked radiolucency indicating disruption of the bone-cement interface.

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The Vortex system.

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Creation of bone-cement specimens through retrofilling.

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The environmental test chamber.

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A classic diametral tension fracture.

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Figs. 6-A through 6-I Specimens of each bone cement in which the median percent area porosity was calculated.

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Vacuum-mixed VersaBond.

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Vacuum-mixed VersaBond AB with Gentamicin.

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Vacuum-mixed Endurance.

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Vacuum-mixed Endurance Gentamicin.

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Vacuum-mixed Surgical Simplex P.

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Vacuum-mixed Simplex P with Tobramycin.

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Vacuum-mixed Surgical Simplex P with hand-blended tobramycin.

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Hand-mixed Surgical Simplex P.

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Percent area porosity for each bone cement evaluated.

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Ultimate diametral tension strength for each bone cement evaluated.

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Fatigue life in diametral tension for each bone cement evaluated.

Paul D. Postak, and A. Seth Greenwald J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:148-155

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