cement
orthopaedic bone cements
p with an increasing number of bone cements available it is vital that the correct material is selected for specific clinical procedures . a review of the most recent research in this field this book covers such topics as hip replacements verteboplasty and wear particles and osteolysis . it reviews materials and types of cement such as acrylic polymethylmethacrylate and calcium phosphate cements and address the mechanical properties of bone cements such as fracture toughness and dynamic creep . the book closes with an examination of methods to enhance the properties of bone cements such as antibiotic loaded bone cements and bioactive cements .