Failure of the cement-bone interface. A consequence of strengthening the cement-prosthesis interface?
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 76-B (1) , 49-52
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.76b1.8300681
Abstract
We report the early failure, at a mean of 37 months, of 17 femoral prostheses due to aseptic loosening at the cement-bone interface. In every case the prosthesis had been manufactured with a surface coating designed to enhance the strength of the cement-prosthesis interface. It is postulated that improving the bond at the cement-prosthesis interface may transfer increased stress to the cement-bone interface and cause early failure at that interface.Keywords
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