J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1979 Jun;14(2):325-331. 10.4055/jkoa.1979.14.2.325.

An Experimental Study of the Effect of Alcohol and Blood on the Bonding Strength of Bone Cement in Relation to the Applied Compression Force

• Park SW
• Jang KH

• KMID: 2460634
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1979.14.2.325

Abstract

The author performed an experiment to measure the bonding strength of acrylic bone cement when the bonding surfaces of bones were under various conditions; namely different axial compression forces and different means of preservation of bones, in the air and in Hartman's solution. Mechanical tests for compression forces revealed that the bonding strength was greatest when the bonding surfaces were dry, being weaker when soaked with alcohol and whole blood, in that order. When different strengths of axial compression forces were applied, the bonding strength was greatest at 5 kg of compression force, being weaker at 3 kg and 1 kg, in that order. The bonding strength was greater when the bones were preserved in the air than in Hartman's solution.

MeSH Terms

Polymethyl Methacrylate
Polymethyl Methacrylate