In vitro study of the efficacy of acrylic bone cement loaded with supplementary amounts of gentamicin: effect on mechanical properties, antibiotic release, and biofilm …

N Dunne, J Hill, P McAfee, K Todd, R Kirkpatrick… - Acta …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background Infection remains a severe complication following a total hip replacement. If
infection is suspected when revision surgery is being performed, additional gentamicin is …

Influence of the method of blending an antibiotic powder with an acrylic bone cement powder on physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of the cured cement

G Lewis, S Janna, A Bhattaram - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Two variants of antibiotic powder-loaded acrylic bone cements (APLBCs) are widely used in
primary total joint replacements. In the United States, the antibiotic is manually blended with …

Influence of the radiopacifier in an acrylic bone cement on its mechanical, thermal, and physical properties: Barium sulfate‐containing cement versus iodine …

G Lewis, CSJ van Hooy‐Corstjens… - … Research Part B …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In all acrylic bone cement formulations in clinical use today, radiopacity is provided by
micron‐sized particles (typical mean diameter of between about 1 and 2 μm) of either …

Effect of test frequency on the in vitro fatigue life of acrylic bone cement

G Lewis, S Janna, M Carroll - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
The goal of the present work was to test the hypothesis that test frequency, f, does not have a
statistically significant effect on the in vitro fatigue life of an acrylic bone cement. Uniaxial …

Influence of strontia on various properties of Surgical Simplex® P acrylic bone cement and experimental variants

G Lewis, J Xu, S Madigan, MR Towler - Acta Biomaterialia, 2007 - Elsevier
The fact that the composition of acrylic bone cement, as used in cemented primary
arthroplasties, is not optimal has been highlighted in the literature. For example:(i) …

Influence of a pre-blended antibiotic (gentamicin sulfate powder) on various mechanical, thermal, and physical properties of three acrylic bone cements

G Lewis, A Bhattaram - Journal of biomaterials applications, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this work was to determine an array of mechanical, physical, and thermal
properties of three pairs of commercially available acrylic bone cement brands, with the …

[图书][B] Development of experimental rubber toughened bone cements

M Nicholas - 2007 - search.proquest.com
Acrylic bone cement is used in orthopaedic surgery for total joint replacements as a means
of fixation of the prosthesis to the bone. One of the main problems associated with total joint …

Contribution to the study of fatigue cracked surfaces of bone cements" Biomaterial used in hip prosthesis"

N Ihaddadène - 2018 - dspace.univ-setif.dz
Acrylic bone cements have been widely used in orthopaedic surgery for the fixation of
artificial joints. In total hip prosthesis, the fracture of poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) …