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JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH
Volume 63, Issue 4, Pages 396-399Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10258
Keywords
bone cement; polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); material properties; monomer-to-powder ratio
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The procedure percutaneous vertebroplasty consists of injecting polymethylmethacrylate cement into vertebral bodies for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures and tumors of the spine. Clinicians practicing vertebroplasty commonly alter the mixture of monomer-to-powder recommended by the manufacturer in an effort to decrease viscosity and increase the working time. The purpose of the current stud, was to measure the effect of varying the monomer-to-powder ratio on the compressive material properties (compressive modulus, yield stress, and ultimate compressive strength) of the cement Simplex P (Stryker-Howmedica-Osteonics, Rutherford, NJ). Cylindrical specimens were prepared using monomer-to-powder ratios of 0.45 to 1.00 mL/g and tested in compression. Peak compressive material properties occurred at the mixture ratio recommended by the manufacturer (0.5 mL/g) but decreased as the ratio of monomer to powder was increased. The material properties of specimens cured for 1 hour were significantly less than those for specimens cured for 24 hours. The monomer-to-powder ratio affects the compressive material properties of cement. The clinical significance of these results with respect to vertebroplasty is yet to be determined. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals. Inc.
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