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COLD–CURING CEMENTS IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Author(s) -
Bloch Bernard,
Haken J. K.,
Hastings G. W.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87450.x
Subject(s) - curing (chemistry) , methyl methacrylate , fixation (population genetics) , polymethyl methacrylate , dentistry , methacrylate , materials science , monomer , medicine , polymer , composite material , population , environmental health
Gas chromatography has been used to detect methyl methacrylate monomer in the bloodstream after Insertion of cold‐curing acrylic cements used to give firm fixation of hip replacement prostheses. Radioactive studies indicate that it may be associated with the red cells.