Tanner, K.E. (2012) Effect of increased opacifier on mechanical properties of Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). In: Ambrosio, L. and Tanner, K.E. (eds.) Biomaterials for Spinal Applications. Woodhead Publishers Ltd: Cambridge, UK, pp. 385-403. ISBN 9781845699864
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Abstract
The required properties of injectable materials for kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are complex and in certain aspects contradictory. They include injectability, appropriate working times, sufficient strength to support the physiological loads, stiffness that does not produce a stress concentration in the adjacent vertebrae and radiopacity so that the whereabouts of all the bone cement can be seen. As yet the prefect material fulfulling all these requirements has not been developed, but various attempts have been made. In this chapter the two groups of materials being used for kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty; polymethalmethacrylate based cements and calcium phosphate and calcium sulfate materials, are reviewed. The polymethalmethacrylate based cements remain for the rest of the patient’s life, whereas the calcium phosphate and calcium sulfate will gradually be resorbed and should be replaced with new bone.
| Item Type: | Book Sections (Other) |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Tanner, Professor Kathleen |
| Authors: | Tanner, K.E. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering |
| Publisher: | Woodhead Publishers Ltd |
| ISBN: | 9781845699864 |
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