Methylmethacrylates bone cements

Rijke AM. Bijwerkingen van methylmethacrylaat-botce-ment. [Side effects of methylmethacrylate bone cement.) Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1980 124(6) 180-3. 

Fisher AA (1979) Paresthesia of the fingers accompanying dermatitis due to methylmethacrylate bone cement. Contact Dermatitis 5 56-57 Fisher AA, Dooms-Goossens A (1976) The effect of perfume ageing on the allergenecity of individual perfume ingredients. Contact Dermatitis 2 155-159 Fisher AA, Tobin L (1953) Sensitivity to compound G4 ( dichlorophene ) in dentifrices. JAMA 15 998... 

Haas S.S., Brauer G.M., and Dickson M.A., 1975, A characterization of poly(methylmethacrylate) bone cement. J. Bone Joint Surg. 57 380-391. 

Petty, W. (1980). Methylmethacrylate concentrations in tissues adjacent to bone cement. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 14, 88-95. 

Bone cement Mixture of polymethylmethacrylate powder and methylmethacrylate monomer liquid to... 

In cemented total joint arthroplasties, acrylic bone cement functions as the piima ry load bearing material used to transfer loads from the implant to the bone. Bone cement Is formed from an exothermic reaction of benzoyl peroxide initiator present In polymethylmethacrylate powder (PMMA) and AI,AI-dimethyl-p-tolui-dene In methylmethacrylate monomer liquid (MMA), resulting in polymerization of PMMA to form a solid cement matrix. The in vivo integrity and performance of bone cement Is necessary for longevity of orthopedic implants, because it is believed that mechanical failure of the bone cement layer can lead to aseptic loosening of the Implant [101]. 

Bone cement Mixture of polymethylmethacrylate powder and methylmethacrylate monomer liquid to be used as a grouting material for the fixation of orthopedic joint implants. 

The next advance in total hip arthroplasty came with the development of various porous surface treatments which allow bone tissue to grow into the metal porous coating on the femoral stem of the hip implant and on the acetabular component of the total joint replacement. These developments arose because of patients who were not able to tolerate cemented implants because of allergies to the cement, methylmethacrylate. More youthflil patients are better served by a press-fit implant as well. Figure 12 shows the difference between textured and beaded surface-treated orthopedic prostheses. 

Oleksak M, Edge AJ. Compression of the sciatic nerve by methylmethacrylate cement after total hip replacement. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1992 74(5) 729-30. 

---